There is no division, in the physical world, between “climate change storms” and “non-climate change storms.” Climate change is not an exogenous force acting on the atmosphere. There is only the atmosphere, changing. Everything that happens in a changed atmosphere is “caused” by the atmosphere, even if it’s within the range of historical variability. Climate change is just the term we use to describe those changes.
This paragraph by Dave Roberts is pretty much exactly what I’ve been trying to say for the past two days to anyone who would listen. (Not many people.)
Hawks vs. scolds: How ‘reverse tribalism’ affects climate communication
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