Are climate scientists being too cautious when linking extreme weather to climate change?

ScienceDaily
Oct 16, 2020, 12:39 pm1.1k ptsInteresting
Climate science has focused on avoiding false alarms when linking extreme events to climate change. But it could learn from how weather forecasters warn the public of hazardous events to include a second key metric: the probability of detection.

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