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from The Conversation
– this post authored by Robert Marsh, University of Southampton and Joel Hirschi, National Oceanography Centre
Whether dubbed “climate extremes” or “global weirding“, we have been witnessing some surprising and concerning weather events. In Europe, seasons seem to be changing, but not consistently. Since the turn of the millennium, the UK in particular has experienced record-breaking summer heatwaves, extraordinary rainfall in different seasons, and winters extreme in both warmth and cold. Something seems wrong, and we don’t have a complete understanding of what is going on.