07/25/2025
Recent extreme weather is very likely influenced by global warming.
Here’s why:
🔥 Scientific Consensus
Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that global warming increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.
Events that were once rare—like intense heatwaves, wildfires, floods, or hurricanes—are now more common and more severe.
🌍 How Global Warming Affects Weather:
1. Hotter Atmosphere = More Energy
Warmer air holds more moisture, leading to heavier rainfall and flash floods.
2. Hotter Oceans = Stronger Storms
Hurricanes and typhoons feed off warm water, so warming oceans supercharge tropical storms.
3. Jet Stream Disruption
Melting Arctic ice changes wind patterns, sometimes causing stalled weather systems (like persistent heat domes or floods).
4. Drier in Some Places, Wetter in Others
Some regions experience worsening droughts and wildfires, while others get deluged with rain.
📍 Examples from Recent Years:
2023-2025 has seen:
Record-breaking heatwaves in North America, Europe, and Asia.
“1-in-1000 year” floods happening multiple times in a decade.
Wildfires consuming more land, even in typically cooler climates.
🧪 Attribution Science
Climate researchers now use attribution models to measure how much global warming contributed to specific events. Studies often show that:
Certain heatwaves would have been almost impossible without climate change.
Some floods are made 2–10 times more likely by rising temperatures.