Scientific Breakthroughs

The transitional time period is our major challenge. Without considerable scientific breakthroughs, we will remain reliant on pattern-based methods for time periods between a month and a decade. The problem is, as the planet warms, these patterns will become increasingly difficult to discriminate. Thus may throw in a troubling issue for regions of the world subject to El Niño, monsoon cycles and other long-term weather variability. Predicting extreme weather may become even trickier than it is today.