But a hotter atmosphere is upending those patterns: Air and ocean currents are shifting, while more evaporation fuels disastrous deluges in some areas and drier droughts in others.
That means more intense hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires and floods.
Yet we can still turn this around by slashing carbon and methane pollution and tapping nature’s unsung solutions.
Our world in extreme weather
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Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on extreme weather.
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We have to think about water in a new way. Climate change demands it.
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Amid Growing Climate Disasters, Legislation Will Expedite Recovery Dollars to Impacted Communities
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Congressional Passage of Inflation Reduction Act is Critical to Tackling the West’s Water Crisis
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Iowa’s Watershed Approach provides a model for tackling big challenges on the Mississippi River.
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Taking a big leap to solve California water problems: How uncommon partners are finding common ground on the water
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Texas is drying up. We better protect our groundwater.
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Our extreme weather experts
We bring diverse perspectives and skills to our work on extreme weather. Meet some of the people making it happen.
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Natalie Snider
Associate Vice President, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds
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Eric Holst
Associate Vice President, Natural Climate Solutions
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Steve Cochran
Associate Vice President, State Affairs
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Ilissa Ocko
Senior Climate Scientist, Barbra Streisand Chair of Environmental Studies
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Elena Craft
Senior Director, Climate and Health
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