No rain or drought is also a long period of time caused by a lack of rainfall or a presence of heat wave in an area. The temperature threshold above which it is considered too low depends on the region of the planet. It causes freezes and hurts agriculture, industry, and different human activities. The cold wave is a rapid drop in air temperature that can also be prolonged. They have caused enormous disaster for billions of dollars and many human casualties, the actual number is still to be counted. This extreme weather might cause droughts and wildfires. Only in recent times in 2021, there have been huge wildfires in Algeria, California, USA, Turkey, and Siberia, Russia. Let's talk more about each of them: Heat waveĪ heat wave is a period of abnormally hot weather lasting days to weeks. Extreme weather simultaneously affects humans, plants, and animals, as well as the entire biological system of the planet. The main types of extreme weather are waves of heat and cold, heavy rains and snowfalls or no precipitation for a long time, various types of storms, tropical cyclones ( hurricanes and typhoons), and some others.Īll of these types of extreme weather lead to wildfires, droughts, excessive glaciation, floods and mountain avalanches, and other natural disasters. They describe it as “occurrences of unusually severe weather or climate conditions that can cause devastating impacts on communities and agricultural and natural ecosystems”. In other words, it's not just bad weather, it's extremely bad weather. There are many definitions of extreme weather events, so let’s take only one given by a respected organization called Climate Hubs of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). It is believed that the climate has been influenced by humans for centuries and now we can face the results of this effect. The question is: what is man's role in it? The 2021 United Nations report and other studies says: 'It is a big role'. In this article, we will understand what extreme weather is, what are the main types of extreme weather events, and how it relates to climate change.

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