The frequency of recorded natural disasters has increased significantly since the onset of anthropogenic climate change.

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Evidence supports the claim that recorded climate-related extreme events and natural disasters have increased significantly in frequency alongside anthropogenic climate change.

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The retrieved papers provide robust, multi-faceted empirical support showing that extreme weather events, storm surges, and climate-related disasters have increased significantly and are linked to anthropogenic climate change. None of the papers refute the claim.

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The emerging human fingerprint on global extreme fire weather.

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Turco M, Moreno A, Garnés-Morales G, Torres-Vázquez MÁ, Di Giuseppe F, Bedia J, Herrera S, Provenzale A, Abatzoglou JT. The emerging human fingerprint on global extreme fire weather.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx9845

The study finds that the observed global increase in extreme fire weather days is attributable to human-induced climate change at 99% confidence.

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Enhanced global storm surges by tropical cyclone poleward migration.

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Guo YP, Tan ZM. Enhanced global storm surges by tropical cyclone poleward migration.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2535524123

Research indicates that tropical cyclone-induced storm surges have increased significantly globally and are linked to anthropogenic global warming.

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Trends and Epidemiological Profile of Climate-Related Disasters in Spain between 1950 and 2024.

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Fernández García A, Cernuda Martínez JA, Arcos González P. Trends and Epidemiological Profile of Climate-Related Disasters in Spain between 1950 and 2024.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1159/000552050

An epidemiological study in Spain documents a statistically significant upward trend in the frequency of climate-related disasters between 1950 and 2024.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7502 Aug 2026

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