AI, Climate Science, and the Loss of Human Judgment

What can a devastating Himalayan avalanche teach us about climate change—and about the growing role of artificial intelligence in scientific research? In this episode, Dr. David Legates examines claims that a catastrophic 2026 avalanche in Nepal was caused by human-induced climate change. He explains why individual weather and climate events cannot simply be attributed to climate change and puts the disaster in historical context by comparing it with other major glacial and rock-ice avalanche...