Andrew Dessler: If you're wondering whether climate change played a role in yesterday's wind event in Houston, I think it's unclear but possible. Future research will tell us more, but here's (I think) the relevant paragraph from the IPCC report (Sect. 12.4.6.3):

If you're wondering whether climate change played a role in yesterday's wind event in Houston, I think it's unclear but possible. Future research will tell us more, but here's (I think) the relevant paragraph from the IPCC report (Sect. 12.4.6.3):

@weatherwest.bsky.social pointed this article out to me, which argues that severe wind storms should become more common as the climate warms. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thunderstorm straight line winds intensify with climate change - Nature Climate Changewww.nature.com Non-tornadic thunderstorm winds are associated with particularly strong damages. Here, the author assesses changes in these winds in the central USA and shows that they have intensified stronger than ...

(temporary) open-access link to the paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thunderstorm straight line winds intensify with climate changewww.nature.com Nature Climate Change - Non-tornadic thunderstorm winds are associated with particularly strong damages. Here, the author assesses changes in these winds in the central USA and shows that they have...

In 2016 Hansen et al produced this for a preview of where we are headed pubs.giss.nasa.gov/abs/ha04710s... Terrify read for a 2C world

Pubs.GISS: Hansen et al. 2016: Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms: Evidence from paleoclimate data, climate...pubs.giss.nasa.gov

There's also news coverage laying out that it's the kind of thing which seems plausible, but that we don't really have anything like an attribution study: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/c...

Thunderstorms, Wind and Climate Change: Here’s What to Knowwww.nytimes.com Scientists say storms like those that battered Houston could become more intense as the planet warms, though pinning down trends is still challenging.

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