Infographic - The effects of climate change on storms and extreme weather events

Climate change is not something in the far-off future, but something that we will experience in our lifetimes. Many of the impacts of climate change are already being felt around the world. Some of those effects include changes with respect to weather patterns and extreme weather events.

Flooding is occurring more frequently, and droughts are becoming longer. Climate change is increasing the chances of cold waves and heat waves. Storms, cyclones and hurricanes are becoming more intense in recent years. The amount of rainfall is rising in high latitudes and decreasing in most sub-tropical and temperate land areas.

Climate change is when the average long-term weather patterns of a region are altered for an extended period of time, typically decades or longer. These changes can affect one region, many regions or the whole planet.

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