Wild weather: the new normal?

The document discusses how shifting rainfall patterns and rising carbon dioxide levels are increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, leading to significant economic losses and threats to global food security. It attributes 90 percent of global warming to human activity and advocates for the deployment of emissions-reduction technologies and climate adaptation measures to minimize future risks.

• Extreme weather events, including droughts and floods, are becoming more frequent as the rainfall probability curve shifts and flattens, increasing the likelihood of events at both ends of the spectrum.
• The economic and social impacts of extreme weather are substantial; for instance, a 2012 U.S. drought affected over 1,000 counties in 26 states with estimated costs exceeding $12 billion, and 2010 saw a Russian heat wave destroy 25% of the country's crop yield.
• Human activity is the primary driver of current global warming, with carbon dioxide concentrations increasing by nearly 40 percent over the last 150 years and surpassing 400 ppm in May 2013.
• Risk exposure can be minimized through the aggressive deployment of emissions-reduction technologies and investments in adaptation measures such as building codes, disaster preparedness, and water-use efficiency.

APA

Aggarwal, S., & Kennan, H. (n.d.). Wild weather: the new normal? Energy Innovation. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/20130611-wild-weather-finalupdate.pdf

Chicago

Aggarwal, Sonia, and Hallie Kennan. Wild weather: the new normal? Energy Innovation, n.d. https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/20130611-wild-weather-finalupdate.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{aggarwalndwild, author = {Aggarwal, Sonia and Kennan, Hallie}, title = {{Wild weather: the new normal?}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/20130611-wild-weather-finalupdate.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }