Dear EarthTalk : Have scientists been able to definitively prove links between global warming and more extreme weather phenomena in recent years, or is this still just a theory? T.C., Chicago, ILThe question of whether science has been able to prove, let alone prove definitively, the connection between climate change and extreme weather is a very tricky one. And Frederike Otto, a climatologist from Imperial College London, said that "the fingerprints of global warming [were] evident" in the disaster. Seventy percent of extreme weather events were made more likely or more damaging by man-made issues. CONTACTSNASA Vital Signs: Sea Level, climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/"There's No Such Thing As Proof In The Scientific World - There's Only Evidence," forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/12/14/theres-no-such-thing-as-proof-in-the-scientific-world-theres-only-evidence/"How Science Links Global Warming To Extreme Weather," washingtonpost.com/business/energy/how-science-links-global-warming-to-extreme-weather/2022/07/18/80b19e1a-06ca-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html.

Source: Forbes April 11, 2023 11:57 UTC