Hotter, wetter, drier: the science behind extreme weather events

10/22/2021 - Extreme weather events are on the rise. Are these events connected? Are they becoming more likely with global warming? In the new episode of the podcast ‘Sustain Ability. The Potsdam Dialogues - Science for a Safe Tomorrow’, experts Friederike Otto and Stefan Rahmstorf give insight into their latest research.
Hotter, wetter, drier: the science behind extreme weather events

Extreme rainfall fatally flooded Western Germany a few months ago. Intense wildfires raged across several countries, from Spain to Greece, Turkey and Canada.  A historic heat wave hit North America in late June this year. The new edition of the Sustain Ability Podcast from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) deals with extremes, with extreme weather events to be concise. Join extreme weather experts Friederike Otto, from the Grantham Institute of Climate Change and the Environment at the Imperial College London, and Stefan Rahmstorf, from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, on a journey into the world of extreme weather.

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