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: The five largest fires on record in California have occurred in the last three years. The Camp Fire in 2018 — California’s most destructive, and deadliest, wildfire in history — destroyed an average of one football field worth of land every three seconds and killed 68 people, according to Cal Fire. And it’s not just California. Oregon, Washington, and Colorado have also seen explosive fires that have forced thousands to evacuate, claimed lives, and destroyed homes and businesses. Close Section
5. Extreme heat gets hotter
Dangerous dilemmas and health risks during the pandemic
Al Seib / Los Angeles Times
Woodland Hills, Calif., registers 117°F on Aug. 19, 2020, as the fierce heat wave entered its second week. As global temperatures rise, the hottest temperatures — and the number of areas impacted by extreme heat — are also rising. That means more scorching hot days in more places. Take the Texas cities of Austin and Houston, for example. Over the past 50 years, Austin has seen the number of days with temperatures above 100°F increase by one month, while Houston has recorded an additional month with temperatures above 95°F.