Climate scientists have known for decades that there’s more to climate change than higher temperatures. Sea levels are rising, wildfires are blazing and droughts are diminishing water supplies across the globe. Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and thunderstorms, are likely to get worse as well. But in order to predict how much these storms will change in a warmer world, we need to understand how they work in the current climate. Dan Chavas, an assistant professor of atmospheric science, is trying to solve that dilemma.