The global atmosphere is warming and human emissions are responsible. Now research shows that an increasing fraction of temperature and precipitation extremes are attributable to that warming.
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Stott, P. Weather risks in a warming world. Nature Clim Change 5, 516–517 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2640
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