Over the last few decades the U.S. has seen a surge in billion-dollar weather disasters and this year tops the list (and it's only September!)
On average, there's been...
📅 1980s: a disaster every 4 months
📅 2010s: a disaster every 3 weeks
📅 2023: one every 2 weeks - so far
Extreme weather isn't new, but as the planet warms it's making extremes more frequent and/or more dangerous-- and, increasingly, we can put a number on just how much worse climate change is making them.
@kathhayhoe would you like to add your post to the #ClimateDiary where people talk about what those news mean to them ?
Over the last few decades the U.S. has seen a surge in billion-dollar weather disasters and this year tops the list (and it's only September!) On average, there's been... 📅 1980s: a disaster every 4 months 📅 2010s: a disaster every 3 weeks 📅 2023: one every 2 weeks - so far Extreme weather isn't new, but as the planet warms it's making extremes more frequent and/or more dangerous-- and, increasingly, we can put a number on just how much worse climate change is making them. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/opinion/extreme-weather-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=B8ArVhU5TMA3yRhDQvEg4UViDGsFinhtl_NQhxMfqHUnPB8eOiAedpxpPheQlXjlkk7iKrBKmV5Vwt7DM7YpujUl2nMGxvcmGQLYXXkh90DaHREtSIn1IBPR4rBNEVCdmdcDpc9Jlkc20odxKlMSRrMeiI6fwCi-dqOpFCiisSGR1Mbd0jvsROs4tjy1Ul9XFXsSVGeC-tKdX5c_3KtVtgE0Y4am8M3-oMysAQXhelA9ztVBgEWny_YA3CFz30RQlUtiv14FYfZgZtlpUXlKRjPGHReBfgNWHZ6WIPag3gdxDwuG7YvZc8EoSiKwAyPmh9soyV7MXDc9lnoIQtpJB_RaYt7wJVG4XQ&smid=url-share
I find the wandering of severe weather very concerning too. Like flooding in desert climates or tornado's in areas previously unfavorable for them, or new tracks opening up for hurricane's.
It's like the atmospheric drivers for predictable weather patterns are breaking down.
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
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