Laying the blame for extreme weather

ScienceDaily: Floods, tornadoes, droughts and wildfires: They are all weather-related, but blaming the latest meteorological disaster on climate change has always been a tricky matter that climate scientists have been shy to do. After all, how can you point to a specific and local event, such as a tornado or dry spell, and say it is caused by something as long-term and huge as global warming? "That's been the mantra of the community and I think it's wrong," said climate scientist Kevin Trenberth of the National......

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