Answering the question: What's climate change got to do with an individual extreme weather event?

Core values

- **Societal Preparedness and Awareness**: WWA provides timely and scientifically reliable information on how extreme weather events are influenced by climate change, helping societies prepare for and respond to these events more effectively[1][4][5].
- **Reduction of Human, Economic, and Environmental Costs**: By attributing the role of climate change in extreme weather events, WWA helps in reducing the impacts of these events, which can lead to significant human, economic, and environmental costs[1][4].
- **Influence on Adaptation Strategies and Policy**: The information provided by WWA influences adaptation strategies and contributes to new sustainability initiatives and litigation, which can lead to positive policy changes[1][5].
- **Improvement in Quality of Life**: By helping to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events, WWA contributes to improving the quality of life for communities affected by these events[1][4].