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Climate Lab Book

Ed Hawkins · 26 Oct 2025

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  1. Our reading

    It is likely that the same 1903 storm would have produced even heavier rainfall in a warmer world like today.

    Their wordsIt is therefore likely that had the same 1903 storm occurred in a warmer world like today then the already intense rainfall would have been even heavier.

  2. Our reading

    Translating past extreme weather events into a modern or future warmer climate can provide useful insights into how extreme weather will cause more damage.

    Their wordsThis example highlights the value of considering real events from the past, and how translating them into a modern or future warmer climate can give us useful insights into how extreme weather will now cause more damage even if the synoptic events are the same.

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