Every now and then it's claimed that there's still no scientific evidence that severe weather events are becoming more frequent or more intense as a result of global warming. But this is wrong, as our latest piece in the "Facts not Claims" section shows — backed up by dozens of examples from current research literature.

Whether it's a heatwave or heavy rainfall, a wildfire or a hurricane — almost every extreme weather event now prompts the public and media to ask whether this is already down to climate change. And time and again there are voices claiming that science has yet to reach any conclusions on the matter, and that a link between global warming and extreme weather cannot be proven.

The fact, however, is this: global temperature rise naturally influences the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. And for some of these phenomena (though not all), the link has already been scientifically established. This applies in particular to heatwaves, but also (with regional variation) to extreme precipitation, droughts, and the meteorological component of wildfires.

Attribution research can demonstrate the human influence on extreme weather events in many cases — and in some instances can even quantify it specifically...

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