Through my research I have found the that we have more of an idea of what climate change has contributed to certain hurricanes than I previously thought, in particular Hurricane Harvey in which the probability of the flooding it had was increased 3 fold by climate change, which 15% from the normal 5%.
(Carrington, Damian. Guardian. “Global Warming made Hurricane Harvey deadly rains three times more likely, research reveals”. Guardian. 13th December 2017.) I also found that ticks were moving as far north as Canada according to the National Climate Assessment of 2016. (
Bouchard, C.,G. Beauchamp, P.A. Leighton, R. Lindsay, D. Belanger and N.H. Ogden. National Climate Assessment. Parasites and Vectors. “Does high biodiversity reduce the risk of Lyme disease invasions?.”, 2013). I also found that in the Rocky Mountains that millions of trees have succumb to tree-killing insects, wildfires, and heat and drought. (
Union of Concerned Scientists “Global Warming Impacts The Consequences of Climate Change are already here.” Union of Concerned Scientists.) I also learned that Russia had a heat wave made more likely by Climate Change in 2010.
(Rosier, Suzanne. Climate Central. “Russian Heat waves made more likely by Climate Change.” Climate Central. 22nd February 2012.). I also learned the exact numbers of flooding and precipitation made worse by Climate Change. I learned that very heavy precipitation events, defined as the heaviest one percent of events, precipitate 67 percent more of the rain and other precipitation in the northeast, 15 percent more in the plains and 31 percent more in the Midwest than they did 50 years ago. (Union of Concerned Scientists. “Global Warming Impacts The Consequences of Climate Change are already here” Union of Concerned Scientists.). Most of the information I learned are exact numbers to more general facts I already knew.