Explaining Extreme Weather Events of 2017 from a Climate Perspective

Explore a 45-minute press conference from the AGU Fall Meeting 2018 that delves into the attribution of extreme weather events to human-caused climate change. Learn about the advancing capabilities of scientists to provide specific and useful findings on unusual, high-impact events as documented in the 7th annual special collection of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Discover insights on 17 independent studies covering various extreme events, including droughts in the U.S. Northern Plains and East Africa, floods in Bangladesh, China, and Peru, and fires in Australia. Gain valuable perspectives from expert participants Martin Hoerling from NOAA, Lindene Patton from Earth & Water Law Group, Jeff Rosenfeld from the American Meteorological Society, and Julie Vano from the National Center for Atmospheric Research as they discuss the new norms of extreme weather and their implications for climate science and policy.