Overall, the chances of seeing a rainfall event as intense as Harvey have roughly tripled - somewhere between 1.5 and five times more likely - since the 1900s and the intensity of such an event has increased between 8 percent and 19 percent, according to the new study by researchers with World Weather Attribution, an international coalition of scientists that objectively and quantitatively assesses the possible role of climate change in individual extreme weather events. (sciencedaily.com)
However, an overriding role of climate change is exposed by diverse effects of rapid warming on animals, plants, and insects in the past three decades. (journals.plos.org)
They both sat in Gordon Brown's cabinet, with Ed filling the less high profile role of climate change and energy secretary. (bbc.com)