Quote of the Week - “The debate is simply over the magnitude and extent of that influence.”

Michael E. Mann, a climate expert at Pennsylvania State University, said the current level of warming of about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit around the globe (and somewhat more over North America and the Arctic) “has fundamentally influenced all meteorological events,” not just those that get written up in a study.

Dr. Mann said the work and the debate about it were useful.  “If anything, this particular debate underscores that the question is no longer whether there is an influence of climate change on extreme weather events.  The debate is simply over the magnitude and extent of that influence.”

Scientists Study Links Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather by John Schwartz, New York Times, Nov 5, 2015.

Read original article at 2015 SkS Weekly Digest #45