Climate Change Is Redefining Extreme Weather: Here’s How

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From devastating floods to record-breaking heatwaves, climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense. Warmer air holds more moisture, fueling heavier rains, like the deadly floods in Spain and central Europe. Rising heat drives droughts in regions like East Africa, while wildfires, fueled by hotter, drier conditions, devastated Canada in its worst wildfire season ever.  The science is clear: climate change is turning extremes into our new normal. Join us as we explore the impact and why urgent action is more critical than ever. Location: London WooGlobe Ref : WGA484614 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00From devastating floods to scorching heatwaves,

00:02climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme weather.

00:05Rising global temperatures are making these events more frequent and more intense.

00:10Here's how it works.

00:12Warmer air holds more moisture, fueling heavier rains.

00:16Deadly floods in Europe, like those in Spain and Central Europe,

00:19are now twice as likely due to human-caused warming.

00:23Meanwhile, rising heat is extending droughts.

00:26Regions like East Africa suffered five failed rainy seasons, displacing millions.

00:32And wildfires thrive on hotter, drier conditions.

00:36Canada faced its worst wildfire season ever in 2023,

00:40with climate change doubling the chances of extreme fire weather.

00:44Heatwaves, too, are becoming deadlier.

00:47In Mali, temperatures soared past 48 degrees Celsius this year,

00:51impossible without climate change.

00:54From floods to wildfires, the science is clear.

00:56Climate change is making extremes our new normal.

00:59Let's act now before it's too late.

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