The FT reports that the "deadly weather that has unfolded in recent weeks has left climate scientists “shocked” and concerned that extreme events are arriving even faster than models predicted."
Climate scientists say the severity of these events is simply “off scale” compared with what atmospheric models forecast — even when global warming is fully taken into account.“I think I would be speaking for many climate scientists to say that we are a bit shocked at what we are seeing,” said Chris Rapley, professor of climate science at University College London. “There is a dramatic change in the frequency with which extreme [weather] events occur.”
I was totally overcome with emotion as I delivered a climate presentation yesterday, as I realised the science predictions for the 2030s I used to present 10 yrs ago are now a lived experience. Working on climate is sometimes unbearablehttps://t.co/vCNVWnEQK6
— Lucy Stone (@lucycjstone) July 24, 2021
Heaviest rain in 1000 years in #CHINA, more than 20cm of rain fell in ONE HOUR. At least 12 people have died and 100,000 have been evacuated in Zhengzhou city. Last week #EUROPE saw 18.2cm of rain fall killing over 160 people in #Germany. @tnatw #COP26 https://t.co/c2UT4LqcmT
— Prof Asif Ahmed 💙 (@ProfAsifAhmed) July 21, 2021
