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: When global temperatures rise, moisture evaporates from waterbodies and soil. In California, temperatures are estimated to have increased 3°F in the past century. Droughts in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world have become more severe and long-lasting thanks to climate change. In fact, the American West is currently in the midst of a mega drought that ranks among the worst in the past 1,200 years, according to a recent study by scientists at Columbia University’s Earth Institute. Close Section
7. Warmer temperatures drive increases in precipitation
Areas that have historically trended toward heavy precipitation will get wetter
Matt Slocum / AP Photo
A Philadelphia police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias, Aug. 4, 2020. Warmer air increases evaporation, which means that our atmosphere contains an increasing amount of water vapor for storms to sweep up and turn into rain or snow. Just as drier areas are likely to get drier with rising global temperatures,