Angry Weather

Was hurricane Harvey manmade? Are the droughts in California caused by global warming or are they just another hot summer? The figures Friederike Otto and her team have collected prove that a heat wave like the one we have experienced this summer all across Europe, has become at least twice as likely as 50 years ago. Event Attribution Science has made it possible to hold polluters responsible for severe weather phenomena. Companies, even whole countries, can now be brought to justice. But equally, climate change can no longer be abused as the ultimate killer argument. Meaning that politicians can no longer use it to cover up mismanagement and their own failures. This book brings clarity to a heated debate.