Extreme weather linked to climate change is unfolding with frightening clarity...
A waterlogged stretch of road at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday.
With greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere continuing to rise, so too have global temperatures. Since the start of the industrial revolution, average surface temperatures have risen by 1.1 degrees Celsius, setting into motion changes to the earth's climate that are manifest in more frequent extreme weather events.
, killing more than 36 people and displacing a million residents due to flooding. Drivers were stuck in underground tunnels, forcing them to crawl on top of submerged cars in order to escape. Drowning deaths were also reported in the city's subway system.on Sunday, dumping a month's worth of rain in a matter of hours. That downpour flooded the subway system, closing eight stations, and inundated highways and urban areas, trapping motorists in cars and residents in their homes.
At least 85 active fires are currently burning across the Western states, and this year's season is poised to break the record for acreage burned, which was set last year. Hazardous smoke from the blazes hasIn Siberia, meanwhile, more than 5,000 firefighters are battling blazes that are burning across 4.6 million acres, the largest wildfire outbreak since 2019.
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