Title: How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather | Earthjustice
Headings: How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather
How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather
Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.
Why is this happening?
1. Winter storms hit harder
2. Hurricanes are becoming more intense
3. Sea level rise causes flooding
4. Wildfires burn longer and wider
5. Extreme heat gets hotter
6. Drought conditions persist
7. Warmer temperatures drive increases in precipitation
What can we do?
We can solve our climate crisis by moving urgently to zero carbon emissions and 100% clean energy.
Take action today

Content: Right now, the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico are experiencing some of the highest sea level rise in the world, which, combined with record rainfall, has led to catastrophic flooding. Close Section
4. Wildfires burn longer and wider
Larger fires in hot, dry years
Noah Berger / AP Photo
Flames consume a hillside as firefighters battle the Maria Fire in Santa Paula, Calif., on Nov. 1, 2019. Wildfires have always been a natural part of life in the western United States. However, as this region grows hotter and drier, wildfires are growing in size, ferocity, and speed. In recent years, California has become ground zero for meteorological turmoil. With record dry, hot conditions across the state, seasonal high winds (known as Diablo in Northern California and Santa Ana in the southern part of the state) caused destructive wildfires to grow and spread at an unprecedented rate. Temperatures in California’s Death Valley recently reached upward of 130°F on the region’s hottest days recorded in over a century. In Northern California, drought and wildfires combined with erratic winds to create the destructive weather phenomena known as a fire tornadoes. California wildfires have burned more than 3 million acres already this year — an area the size of Connecticut — making 2020 the biggest fire season in state history.