Problem
Extreme weather events have always occurred. A question that is often asked in recent times is whether a particular extreme flood, drought, or other event was caused by or made more severe by climate change. The answer is not always straightforward. Read this article from The Conversation to learn more about climate attribution science, which tries to answer the question, "Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events?".
After carefully reading the article, explore this interactive map from Carbon Brief, showing attribution studies of extreme events. Pick any two events for which human influence was found to have played a role. Be sure to scroll down on the Carbon Brief page to learn more about attribution studies.
Pick two events shown on the map. In a bulleted list, answer the following for each event.
• Year and name of event
• Location of event
• Brief description of event studied
• How climate change affected the event (more/less likely to occur, or more/less severe)