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How scientists track humanity’s role in extreme weather events

Extreme event attribution examines the human fingerprint on weather-related disasters by comparing our current world to idealized one without human influence.
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Can we blame this year's record-breaking heat waves on climate change?
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Can we blame this year's record-breaking heat waves on climate change?

The evolving field of event attribution science is helping us to make sense of the complicated relationship between weather and climate.
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Cold snaps just ain't what they used to be, scientists find

The Arctic outbreak that sent temperatures plunging across parts of the U.S. and Canada is becoming more rare with each passing year.
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