{"id":9743,"date":"2024-11-20T03:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/?page_id=9743"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:32:29","slug":"extreme-weather-and-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/extreme-weather-and-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme weather and climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Extreme weather & climate change<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

For years, scientists have warned us that climate change will lead to bigger, more intense, and more frequent storms. But it turns out they’re not the only ones who knew.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Whether it\u2019s sea level rise making coastal cities more prone to flooding during storm surges, warmer ocean temperatures leading to stronger winds and rains, or climate-exacerbated drought, the scientific connections between climate change and extreme weather events are clear. And the consequences for communities on the frontlines are massive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storms like Hurricanes Katrina, Andrew, Sandy, Ike, Harvey, Irma, and others have claimed hundreds of lives in the United States alone. They\u2019ve displaced hundreds of thousands of people \u2014 some who still can\u2019t return home decades later \u2014 and destroyed livelihoods and businesses. The combined financial cost of these disasters is well into the billions. And while science cannot tell us that climate change caused<\/em> these storms, it does tell us without a doubt that it made them more intense and more damaging.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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