Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather Events?

A NASA image of Hurricane Sandy moving along the United States' East Coast. Extreme weather events like this are becoming more frequent, but scientists still face challenges when attributing any one storm to climate change. (Photo: NASA / Alamy) — A NASA image of Hurricane Sandy moving along the United States’ East Coast. Extreme weather events like this are becoming more frequent, but scientists still face challenges when attributing any one storm to climate change. (Photo: NASA / Alamy)

By Kyle Frischkorn

It’s a challenge to attribute any one storm or heat wave to climate change, but scientists are getting closer. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Deputy Director C. Adam Schlosser comments in Smithsonian.com.