On this week's One Planet series, we'll discuss the connections between the ongoing heat waves and climate change. In recent weeks, 80 million Americans have been placed under heat warnings, and the extreme heat in the US and across the world has claimed dozens of lives.
How is our experience with extreme weather shaping our views on global warming?
Guests:
NoahDiffenbaugh, Kara J Foundation professor of Earth System Science at Stanford University
Daniel Swain, atmospheric scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles
Martin Hoerling, meteorologist in NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado
Web Resources:
NOAA: Influence of global warming on U.S. heat waves may be felt first in the West and Great Lakes regions
Stanford News: Risk of extreme weather events higher if Paris Agreement goals aren’t met, Stanford researchers find
Mashable: Climate change played a major role in extreme 2016 Arctic heat wave
USA Today: Climate expert says Yosemite Fire could become major threat to national park
The NY Times: California Is Preparing for Extreme Weather. It’s Time to Plant Some Trees.
