Extreme Events in California’s Changing Climate

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Sasha Gershunov discusses the connection between global warming and extreme weather events in California.

How does global warming connect to the extreme weather people experience close to home? Drawing on the work of the Weather Extremes and Climate Impacts Analytics group, Sasha Gershunov of Scripps Institution of Oceanography outlines the accelerating warming trend, the role of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide, and the greenhouse effect, and how it relates to extreme weather. He also traces key milestones in climate science, including the long-term carbon dioxide measurements begun by Charles David Keeling. The discussion then turns to how climate change may affect heat waves, floods, droughts, storms, wildfires, and sea level rise. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 41412]

People in this episode

Guest: Sasha Gershunov

Topics covered

• climate change
• extreme weather
• global warming
• greenhouse effect
• climate science
• environmental impacts

Keywords

• climate change
• extreme weather
• global warming
• greenhouse effect
• carbon dioxide
• heat waves
• floods
• droughts
• wildfires
• sea level rise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Weather Extremes and Climate Impacts Analytics

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