Basic talking points for connecting strange, severe weather to global warming. | If you’re like us, you’ve been following the unfolding catastrophe in Houston, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast and wondering whether climate change had any influence on Hurricane Harvey. The short answer is that climate change didn’t cause this storm, but surely made it more devastating. There are several ways that climate change can supercharge this kind of storm. Hurricanes build up power over warm waters. Rising temperatures like the...
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