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Uncertainty in climate science: Extreme weather events in India

Academic article
Year of publication
2018
Journal
Economic and Political Weekly
External websites
Cristin
Fulltekst
Involved from NIVA
Hans Nicolai Adam
Contributors
Hans Nicolai Adam, Lyla Mehta, Shilpi Srivastava

Summary

In May 2018, multiple extreme weather events claimed scores of lives, damaged property and brought public life to a standstill in parts of India. In the aftermath of these events, a blame game ensued with some assigning responsibility to scientific and state agencies, and others calling for more research and accurate weather forecasts. It is important to recognise the uncertainties in climate science and embrace them in order to channel resources appropriately, attribute causality, build public trust, and improve policy effectiveness.