Click on any circle to learn about one of the billion-dollar weather events, or any state to learn about billion-dollar droughts, between January and August The Top 10 costliest events are listed at the bottom of this page, along with a description of major U.
NOAA calculates total, direct costs — both insured and uninsured — including physical damage to residential, commercial, and government buildings, material assets within buildings, public infrastructure, vehicles and boats, offshore energy platforms, and agricultural assets, as well as business interruption losses and disaster restoration and wildfire suppression costs.
These estimates do not account for losses to natural capital, health care related costs, or values associated with loss of life. Climate change is expected to worsen the frequency, intensity, and impacts of some types of extreme weather events.
For example, sea level rise increases the impacts of coastal storms and warming can place more stress on water supplies during droughts. The risk of wildfire is expected to grow across the United States due to reduced precipitation in some regions, and higher temperatures caused by climate change.
Wildfire has far-reaching impacts that can ripple through communities, regions, watersheds, and ecosystems. This …. View Details Download pdf, KB. Tags Impacts Extreme Weather. As we saw once again in —the warmest year globally on record—increases in extreme weather and other climate-related impacts are imposing significant costs on society.
Even as governments, companies and communities strengthen efforts to reduce emissions contributing to climate change, …. View Details Download pdf, 2 MB. View Details Download pdf, 8 MB. Increased extreme weather and climate-related impacts are imposing significant costs on society and on companies. While businesses are increasingly taking steps to assess risks and prepare for future climate changes, many companies face internal and external challenges that hinder efforts ….
Munich Re reported that it was the third-costliest year on record behind and Many …. View Details. Climate Basics » Extreme Weather. Extreme Weather and Climate Change. At the same time, it also is one of the least understood. Straight-line winds are responsible for most thunderstorm damage. These winds can cause as much damage as a tornado. Forecasting winter weather accurately is very difficult because a degree or two of temperature change can mean the difference between snow or freezing rain.
Thunderstorms There can be as many as 40, thunderstorms each day around the world. Then ask: What are the necessary conditions for each weather event to occur? Elicit responses from students such as: differences in circulating air masses, clashing warm and cool air masses front s , and jet streams. Ask: What are the factors that affect extreme weather? Elicit responses from students such as: the sun temperature , water precipitation , and other atmospheric conditions like jet stream , pressure, wind, humidity, and clouds.
Have students complete the worksheet Weather Investigation. Distribute a copy of the worksheet Weather Investigation to each student. Read aloud the directions and go over the provided answer. Allow students to gather and organize the information they have learned about weather and atmospheric conditions present for each type of weather.
Their answers should include the following:. After students have completed the worksheet, ask: What patterns do you see? Have students make connections between weather and climate. Ask: What is climate? How does climate relate to weather? Some students may understand that the climate in areas closer to the Equator has fewer extremes than in the areas farther away from the Equator.
Make sure students understand that the term weather describes conditions in the atmosphere over a short period of time. The term climate describes weather patterns of a particular region over a longer period, usually 30 years or more.
Climate is an average pattern of weather for a particular region. Build background by providing the following example: The weather in Wisconsin can vary from day to day.
Winter temperatures can vary just as much. The climate however, is a trend over an extended period of time. Temperature trends in the Midwest show an overall warming of between 0. The term weather describes conditions in the atmosphere over a short period of time. Climate describes weather patterns of a particular region over a longer period, usually 30 years or more. Identifying patterns in the atmospheric conditions of extreme weather events can help you understand Earth's weather system.
Hurricanes are the same thing as typhoons, but usually located in the Atlantic Ocean region. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. As more evaporation leads to more moisture in the atmosphere, rainfall intensifies.
For example, we now know that the rainfall from Hurricane Harvey was 15 percent more intense and three times as likely to occur due to human-induced climate change. We expect to see a higher frequency of Category 4 and 5 storms, also, as temperatures continue to rise. While scientists aren't certain about whether climate change has led to more hurricanes, they are confident that rising sea levels are leading to higher storm surges and more floods. Around half of sea-level rise since comes from the expansion of warming oceans, triggered by human-caused global warming.
Like all liquids, water generally expands as it heats up. The rest of the rise comes from melting glaciers and ice sheets.
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