2018 Was A Milestone Year For Climate Science (If Not Politics)

December 27, 2018btollesonRSS Sample

The devastation from Hurricane Michael over Mexico Beach, Fla. A massive federal report released in November warns that climate change is fueling extreme weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.

2018 saw a string of more precise — and dire — assessments that a warming climate is affecting the weather. That didn’t keep President Trump and others from questioning those scientific conclusions.

(Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)