‘Human actions raise risk of severe weather’

Climate change makes extreme storms more likely, says scientist

The human impact of climate change has raised the risk of extreme weather events such as the storms that hit Ireland last year, a leading environmental scientist has warned.

However, Myles Allen, professor of geosystem science at the University of Oxford, said it is important to distinguish the difference between claiming that climate change is the cause of extreme weather, and stating that it makes events such as storms more likely.