These numbers did rise among those who had recently experienced severe
weather events of some kind, but «this effect is small and transient,» the researchers report.
Get the media to keep repeating that we have more droughts, more rainfall, more extreme
weather events of all kinds, and eventually it will stick.
Not exact matches
Infectious diseases also spread more easily after these
kinds of weather events, and general infrastructure damage (such as to the water supply) carry unpredictable public health consequences.
Hurricane Irma, for its part, spotlighted another
kind of housing risk — the low - quality homes and trailers where many poor Floridians live, which offer little protection from extreme
weather events.
There is a collateral vulnerability, but more into climate change affecting
weather and, therefore, exposure
of insurance companies to more
events and those
kinds of things.
It was the
kind of heavy rainfall that could become more frequent with climate change, even though scientists say no one
weather event can be tied to warming temperatures.
This is a
kind of space
weather event where the magnetic fields surrounding Earth compress and release.
The
weather event produced 122 tornadoes, resulted in 313 deaths across the southeastern United States, and is considered the most severe
event of its
kind since 1950.
That's one area
of research that we are working on currently which has a really big impact on extreme
weather events and it's this
kind of phenomena that we need to understand much better.
It was a pretty mild day though (that's why I am dressed pretty light in case your were wondering) and the
weather kind of spoiled our excitement for the
event.
One
of the things I love about spring is how pleasant and comfortable the
weather is for all
kinds of outdoor activities, and the abundance
of outdoor festivals, concerts, sporting
events and gatherings that start popping up once the
weather starts warming up!
As with any
event of this
kind, the
weather can make or break it.
Distinguishing between different
kinds of extreme
weather events is important because the risks
of different
kinds of events are affected by climate change in different ways.
This is exactly what Climate Change looks like as it's IMPACTS are happening in the real world (versus in the scientific theory papers)-- all
kind sof unexpected unplanned for extreme
events and a built infrastructure and building not up to the extreme demands
of topdays extreme
weather events across an entire Continent.
It's been nice in recent days to see some strong advocates for curbs in emissions
of greenhouse gases shift from the more overheated, and unsupported, rhetoric they used earlier this year in attempting a
kind of «kitchen sink» argument aiming to tie virtually every recent harmful
weather event to warming, even those — like powerful tornadoes — for which there is no link and certainly no trend.
These are the
kinds of very complex space
weather discussions that need to occur, and at the end
of the day CO2 is DEPENDANT on these solar
events as CO2 is ELECTRICAL from a conductivity standpoint in the oceans, connected to surface lows and outgassing and ocean surface ion counts.
It's not clear when the «dome
of heat» will subside, but this could be a preview
of the
kind of extreme
weather events that climate change could bring us with increasing frequency.
First, Southern California is experiencing the «driest year in 130 years
of recordkeeping,» precisely the
kind of extreme
weather event we expect from climate change.
Munich Re's natural catastrophe database, the most comprehensive
of its
kind in the world, shows a marked increase in the number
of weather - related
events.
And some
kinds of extreme
weather events of a particular time increase, whereas others, like tropical storms, diminish... [91]
Post-Superstorm Sandy, we've entered a
kind of fugue state when it comes to natural disaster, forgetting that there has been a long history
of extreme
weather events that sometimes have nothing to do with how much carbon is in our atmosphere.
The
kind of (model supported) scenario construction that is deserving a lot
of attention nowadays is the generation
of synthetic
weather events using a climate model, but cast in a future setting by adjusting the boundary conditions driving the climate system (greenhouse gas, aerosol, land use,...).
We'll need to see the bigger picture
of weather extremes, precisely the
kind of events that can lead to catastrophic droughts and disastrous floods.
The
kinds of extreme
weather events that would be expected to occur more often in a warming world are indeed increasing.
There's not really some
kind of event that we would regard as a climate
event, rather than a
weather event.
While it can not be scientifically proven (or disproven, for that matter) that global warming caused any particular extreme
event, we can say that global warming very likely makes many
kinds of extreme
weather both more frequent and more severe.
Keep in mind that as carbon dioxide increases, temperatures also increase, rainfall patterns change, and some
kinds of extreme
weather events become more common and severe.
Extreme heat
events, such as this heat wave, are the
kind of weather events that increase the most as the climate warms.
So I believe John was correct that a new
kind of weather event would be a good example
of a black swan — a
kind of swan not seen before.
And these severe
weather events are exactly the
kind of thing we'd expect to see as rising concentrations
of greenhouse gases change our climate — which means that the current food price surge may be just the beginning.
While the fake skeptics will keep exploiting local short - term
events, the confused recipients
of this information can't help but notice the increase and clustering
of extreme
weather of all
kinds in their own and their family's lifetimes.
«This is significant because it is the first time scientists have demonstrated the human fingerprint on a particular
weather event with the
kind of certainty that would stand up in court,» said Annie Petsonk, Environmental Defense's international counsel.
Focusing on decimal degree C. changes in global temperature is the tantamount to focusing attention away from the coming climate changes that will cause floods, droughts, dust storms, high winds and other extreme
weather events and the difficulty
of predicting where, when, and which
kinds of weather related problems people in the near future will be experiencing.
He appears to conclude that some — if not all —
weather events are somehow affected by human activity, but then offers no clear explanation as to how he arrives at this
kind of conclusion.
Are Florida homeowners doomed to pay exorbitant fees to protect themselves against catastrophic
weather events and other
kinds of damage?
This makes them less likely to sustain the
kinds of major damage that traditional mobile homes suffer from after severe
weather events.