From Droughts to Deluges: Weather Is Getting Much More Dangerous
Doug McIntyre and David Callaway discuss the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, like thousand-year storms and severe droughts, driven by climate change. McIntyre points out how climate change intensifies storms, while Callaway reflects on the juxtaposition of a 1,200-year drought followed by a thousand-year rain in California. Despite the recent surplus of water, they acknowledge that droughts are a recurring challenge in California and predict that another one will occur soon.
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