Acts of God, human influence and litigation
Nature Geoscience 10, 616 (2017). doi:10.1038/ngeo3019
Authors: Sophie Marjanac, Lindene Patton & James Thornton
Developments in attribution science are improving our ability to detect human influence on extreme weather events. By implication, the legal duties of government, business and others to manage foreseeable harms are broadening, and may lead to more climate change litigation.