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Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understand

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Is climate change to blame for the recent weather disasters? 2 things you need to understandEvidence connects human-caused climate change to heat waves. Ties to some other extremes aren't as clear cut.AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would make news in Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent smoke across North...

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