Global warming and extreme weather: Are you talking about more disasters ahead?

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I still remember how my horror went watching Hurricane Ian smash Florida’s coast in 2022. The sheer force of that storm was something I had never experienced before. And it wasn’t just Ian; it feels like every month brings with it another “once-in-a-lifetime” weather event somewhere in the world, one that usually follows another-devastating hurricanes, raging wildfires, terrible floods, and heat waves that are nothing more than normal.

I am sure you have seen all that, too-perhaps with the strange weather in your town, or maybe rather because you’ve lived through one of these disasters yourself. Truly global warming, or at least the reason on which we can be worried, is what we are now asking, and next what indeed shall come about.

A Real Link Between Global Warming and Extreme Weather

Let’s get real here. The planet is warming, and we are the ones who have been turning on the thermostat. The average temperature of the Earth has increased roughly by 1.1 °C since pre-industrial times, mostly the result of human activities emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere-certainly not with any love for tomorrow. I can hear you thinking, “1.1 °C does not sound so much”. Let me assure you, for our planet’s climate, it is a lot.