An analysis of Twitter data suggests weird weather is soon viewed as normal, which means we risk ignoring the effects of climate change, says Frances Moore

We are too relaxed about unseasonable weather NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images

Climate change is creating bizarre weather around the world. Just this week, it was reported that Australia had experienced its hottest summer ever and the UK baked in winter temperatures that felt more like summer. These record-breaking temperatures get people talking, but what happens when climate change makes them a regular occurrence? Is there a risk that these exceptional events just become part of the “new normal”?

Last week, my co-authors and I published a study that suggests people quickly get used to unusual weather, which has troubling implications …