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Climate change driving extreme weather disasters around the world. Climate change driving extreme weather disasters around the world. NPR’s climate team recently broken down how global warming is responsible for the recent surge in global extreme weather events. Last June was the hottest recorded in the US in over a century. Last June was the hottest recorded in the US in over a century. The recent heat waves have made many cities aware of how ill-prepared they are for extreme weather conditions. The recent heat waves have made many cities aware of how ill-prepared they are for extreme weather conditions. So far the temperature of the world has risen by two degrees Fahrenheit. Dr. Radley Horton, a climate scientist at Columbia University, says that while this number sounds small, “it can profoundly shift the statistics of extreme heat events.” He says these “dangerous thresholds of really high temperature and high humidity” now have the potential to happen twice as often as before. . He says these “dangerous thresholds of really high temperature and high humidity” now have the potential to happen twice as often as before. . About 95% of the west is currently suffering from drought. About 95% of the west is currently suffering from drought. As a result, when forest fires occur, they burn hotter and even create their own weather systems. As a result, when forest fires occur, they burn hotter and even create their own weather systems. These huge pyrocumulus clouds can amplify lightning strikes, causing even more fires. In the past few weeks, extreme rainfall has led to fatal flash flood disasters in central China, western Europe, Mumbai and Arizona. In the past few weeks, extreme rainfall has led to fatal flash flood disasters in central China, western Europe, Mumbai and Arizona. As the earth warms up, these extreme rain events become more common. NPR notes that scientists are still working to determine how common these disasters will be in the years to come