Image via Climate Progress Can you say that a particularly massive heatwave — or any single weather event, for that matter — is caused by climate change? Nope. Now, is there a link between a trend of record-breaking hot temperatures over the years and climate change? Indeed. There’s a fine line between the two, and it’s a fine line that makes it tough for the media to successfully discuss the correlation between, say, a miserable heatwave that’s currently sweeping the East Coast and the greater phenomenon of human-caused global warming. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Link Between Record-Breaking Global Heat Waves and Climate Change