Is there a connection between extreme weather events (torrential rain, polar cold, heatwaves, extended droughts, hail, hurricanes, tornadoes, and more) and a changing climate?
Yes.
Are extreme weather events happening more frequently?
Yes.
Are these extreme weather events having a greater impact–-deaths, economic losses, human migration, loss of plant and animal species and even extinction, worsening human physical and mental health, and more.
Yes, again.
For more information:
See Science Bibliographies Online — Extreme weather and climate change: the connections and impacts
See also:
Weather extremes–global warming and polar cold
What will the climate in your city be like in 2050?
Connections with a changing climate: drought, intense rainfall, and flooding
For additional sources, search Science Primary Literature (database).
Questions? Please let me know (engelk@grinnell.edu).
