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Climate Change is Fueling a Season of Extreme Heat, Wildfires, and Floods
FromNature Breaking
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
BONUS EPISODE: The last few weeks have brought an unprecedented series of extreme weather events. At a global scale, July 4th went down as potentially the warmest day in recorded history. And more locally, communities from Arizona to China have been breaking all-time records for heat. We’ve also seen wildfires in Canada sending smoke into communities from Detroit to Washington, and intense floods inundating areas of Vermont and New York. It’s clear that climate change is fueling a season of extreme weather. Dr. Stephanie Roe, WWF’s Global Climate and Energy Lead Scientist, joins this episode to discuss whether these climate impacts match up with previous scientific projections, the role of El Niño in exacerbating underlying climate conditions, and the steps we need to take to avoid the worst effects of climate change in the future. LINKS: WWF’s Climate Page IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report Washington Post: “Floods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink” POLITICO: “‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes”
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (46)
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