We're not in Kansas anymore: Understanding what causes extreme weather events

How does the weather vary on earth?

From day to day

Scientists agree that the world is falling victim to what?

More adverse weather events than it used to

What do areas closer to the equator have?

Fewer extremes than those between the equator and the poles do

What extreme weather events can happen at any time?

Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Blizzards, and Dust Storms

Since 1970, the average global temperature has risen by how much?

0.9 degrees Fahrenheit

The temperature rising by 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit does not seem like a big deal, but:

It is causing more severe heat waves, drought, and other types of extreme weather

Natural weather cycles are the reason what happens:

We experience many adverse weather events, but they are made more extreme because the Earth is warming.

What happens as the oceans become warmer?

They evaporate more

What has happened with the oceans since 1970?

They have evaporated an average of 4 percent more moisture into the atmosphere

That moisture has to go somewhere, so what does it do?

It forms heavy clouds that pour buckets of rain on everything in their paths