Is the weather actually becoming more extreme?

Explore the differences between weather and climate – what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us.

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Weather prediction and extremes are discussed in Chapters 2 and 7 of The Climate Demon book

Additional Resources

WEATHER

• Changes in extreme weather around the world (Carbon Brief)

• Hurricanes and climate change (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

• What's the difference between weather and climate? (Yale Climate Connections)

• Butterfly Effect (MIT Technology Review)

• Documentary on Chaos Theory and Butterfly Effect (YouTube/MIT Lorenz Center)

• Jurassic Park movie and Chaos theory (Guardian article)

CLIMATE

• Global climate change (NASA)

• Global temperature (NASA)

• Carbon dioxide concentration: The Keeling Curve (National Geographic)

• Climate Science, Risk & Solutions: A primer (MIT)

• Modeling Our Planet's Climate (NOAA talk) (slides)

• FAQ on Climate Models (RealClimate.org)