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? The 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. Seventy percent of extreme weather events were made more likely or more damaging by man-made issues. Definitive proof will never be offered by science, but most studies point in the same direction: towards global warming. CONTACTS: NASA 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: Washington Post April 13, 2023 08:07 UTC