Impacts e360.yale.edu Extreme weather events have increased significantly in the last 20 years There has been a "staggering rise" in the number of extreme weather events over the past 20 years, driven largely by rising global temperatures and other climatic changes, according to a new report from the United Nations.
Impactsupload.wikimedia.org Climate change is a major multiplier of disaster losses Measures to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change are just as important as cutting planet-warming gases.