Publication: N.Y. Times

UCLA Expert: Karen McKinnon: Assistant Professor, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics 

Synopsis: Global weather has always varied a great deal, and the most exceptional events are ones that, by definition, people haven’t experienced very often.

UCLA News: Societies should remain “humble” about all of the climatic extremes that can arise, McKinnon said.

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