There’s not much evidence that the climate disasters the news media talks about are human-caused climate change disasters. <\/p>\n
Here are some highlights from a recent X post<\/a>:<\/p>\n \n\u274c Hurricanes have \ud835\udc85\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 in frequency since at least 1980.<\/p>\n \u274c Major hurricanes show \ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc90 \ud835\udc94\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc88\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc87\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc95 \ud835\udc95\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc85 since at least 1980.<\/p>\n \u274c Wildfires have \ud835\udc85\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 in frequency over the last two decades globally. So has burn area.<\/p>\n \u2705 Wildfires have \ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 \ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f \ud835\udc94\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc8e\ud835\udc86 \ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc88\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc94 such as the western U.S., but this is largely due to increased human ignitions in conjunction with poor city planning and forest management practices.<\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0f Reductions in fire risk must focus on addressing the root problems. CO\u2082 emission reduction will not be very helpful, especially in the short term.<\/p>\n \u2705 Heatwaves have \ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc8f\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 in frequency, intensity and duration since 1950 at a global scale, and are projected to increase through 2100. However, these trends are not yet observed everywhere (e.g., eastern North America and in parts of South America).<\/p>\n \u26a0\ufe0f Future increases in heatwave occurrence may be partially offset by reduced atmospheric blocking highs that cause them due to Arctic amplification. This may also negate increases in duration, but it’s still a highly debated matter.<\/p>\n \u274c Cold waves have \ud835\udc85\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 since 1950 virtually everywhere and those trends are projected to continue throughout the remainder of the 21st century. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s not much evidence that the climate disasters the news media talks about are human-caused climate change disasters. Here are some highlights from a recent X post: \u274c Hurricanes have \ud835\udc85\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc94\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc85 in frequency since at least 1980. \u274c Major hurricanes … Continue reading