# The ambiguous costs of climate change

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-17T14:20:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-ambiguous-climate.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-ambiguous-costs-of-climate-change-ed2aa3/

As human activity has increased temperatures globally, determining the costs directly incurred by climate change is challenging. The effects of climate change on extreme weather events—such as hurricanes and heat waves—can be locally specific and variable, and observations and climate modeling might not accurately capture those effects.

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