Dr. Fredi Otto: Attributing extreme weather to climate change

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🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Extreme weather is being increasingly linked to climate change, thanks to the work of scientists the world over. But Dr. Fredi Otto's contribution is unique: she is getting it done faster. That hurricane, that drought, that wildfire? Her team at World Weather Attribution can say the extent to which climate change was a factor, but within weeks, not years. In other words, she leads the world's only rapid reaction force of climate scientists. Why she says linking extreme weather events to climate change matters more than ever. Plus: the agreement that came out of COP28. And: Niala's Dubai dispatch on the smog blanketing the climate conference Guests: Dr. Fredi Otto, co-founder of World Weather Attribution, and a Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at Imperial College London Credits: 1 big thing is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, and Jay Cowit. Music is composed by Alex Sugiura. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas as a text or voice memo to Niala at 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	After every extreme weather event, we wonder how much did climate change contribute.
0:37.0	It can take years to have a concrete answer.
0:40.0	And we thought, this is not good that this discussion is playing out without scientific evidence.
0:46.0	One scientist is working to link weather to climate change faster than ever.
0:52.0	To therefore hopefully change the perception of climate change faster than ever. To therefore, hopefully change the perception of climate change
0:55.2	and how extreme weather events and climate change
0:57.4	are talked about in the media.
0:58.9	I'm Naila Boodoo from Axios.
1:00.7	This is one big thing.
1:05.0	Extreme weather is being increasingly linked to climate change
1:11.0	thanks to the work of scientists the world over.
1:14.0	But Dr Freddie Otto's contribution is unique, she's getting it done faster.
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