The #climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get

Decades-old statistics no longer represent what is possible in the present day.

Simon Lee, Hayley Fowler, and Paul Davies, The Conversation - 7/31/2024

"#ExtremeWeather is, by definition, rare on our planet. Ferocious #storms, searing #heatwaves, and biting #ColdSnaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to #FossilFuel burning, the range of possible weather conditions, including extremes, is changing.

"Scientists define 'climate' as the distribution of possible weather events observed over a length of time, such as the range of temperatures, rainfall totals, or hours of sunshine. From this, they construct statistical measures, such as the average (or normal) temperature. Weather varies on several timescales—from seconds to decades—so the longer the period over which the climate is analyzed, the more accurately these analyses capture the infinite range of possible configurations of the atmosphere."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/the-climate-is-changing-so-fast-that-we-havent-seen-how-bad-extreme-weather-could-get/

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