> Not long ago, the phrase “no single event can be attributed to climate change” was repeated like a catechism. This is no longer true. Though scientists still

> Not long ago, the phrase “no single event can be attributed to climate change” was repeated like a catechism. This is no longer true. Though scientists still warn that it’s inaccurate to speak of weather events being “caused” by climate change — weather always has multiple causes — better climate models, more powerful computers, and refined methodologies now allow researchers to quantify how climate change has increased the likelihood or severity of heat waves, droughts, deluges, and other extreme events. I agree with the last sentence, and the new research is interesting. But I think with the first few sentences the author is saying that "attributing" an event to climate change is not the same as saying it was "caused" by climate change. Please help me to understand this position. Edit: And it has been long known that climate change increases the likelihood of some events. The new research is just putting some numbers on that.