THE CONVERSATION • December 19, 2023
The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters. Globally, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and it wreaked havoc around the world. El Niño played a role, but global warming is at the root of the world’s increasing extreme weather. So, how exactly is global warming linked to fires, storms and other disasters? I am an atmospheric scientist who studies the changing climate. In sum, a warmer world is a more violent world, with the additional heat fueling increasingly more extreme weather events. ~ Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton