Year-ender: From killer heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021
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Scientists say there are more to come – and worse – as the Earth`s atmosphere continues to warm through the next decade and beyond.
New Delhi: Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. While hundreds died in storms and heatwaves, farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues. Wildfires set new records for carbon emissions and swallowed forests, towns and homes.
Many of these events were exacerbated by climate change. Scientists say there are more to come – and worse – as the Earth`s atmosphere continues to warm through the next decade and beyond.
February — A blistering cold spell hit normally warm Texas, killing 125 people in the state and leaving millions without power in freezing temperatures.
