• Séimhe (sé / é)@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I read the article. If I understand it, they can now link weather events to emissions but not necessarily an industry or individual polluter. But what excites them most about this area of attribution science is that this is just the beginning and there is much more to come. Is that accurate?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      Pretty much. Though greenhouse gases mix in the atmosphere pretty thoroughly, so responsibility is almost surely in direct proportion to cumulative historical emissions