Climate change: again, reality worse than models

One of the criticisms that climate change deniers make is that many of the projections are based on computer models, which are fallible—as indeed they are. So far, though, as scientists check the actual observations against the models, the reality is consistently worse than predicted. For example, the Arctic ice has melted much faster than projected, and the Greenland ice cap is melting faster than predicted. And now the extreme weather events are worse than predicted: Climate models have long predicted that global warming will increase the intensity of extreme precipitation events. A new study conducted at the University of Miami and the University of Reading (U.K.) provides the first observational evidence to confirm the link between a warmer climate and more powerful rainstorms. One of the most serious challenges humanity... [read full story]