“And if there is one thing we can be sure of, it’s that extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the British floods—disasters that, combined, pummeled coastlines beyond recognition, ravaged millions of homes, and killed many thousands—are going to keep coming.” IfsHomeMillionsOne ThingEventsExtremesBritishDisasterWeatherRecognitionFloodPhilippinesSandyCoastlineExtreme WeatherTyphoonsSuperstorm Sandy Book:This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate Source: This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate
“Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets - an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.” CountryGrowsPoorRichSecurityDangerousEventsInstitutionsClimate ChangeExtremesIntenseWeatherBudgetsInfrastructureVacuumsRich And PoorPoor CountriesExtreme Weather Author:Ban Ki-moon
“The record-breaking extreme weather events causing chaos across the globe should be a wake-up call. The transition to a low-carbon economy will be much more painful if we wait until there is a climate crisis before recognising that more than half of the world's fossil fuel reserves will have to remain in the ground.” IfsWorldShouldWaitingBusinessHalfEconomyRecordsEventsLowsWake UpCrisisClimateChaosPainfulExtremesWeatherFuelTransitionReservesGlobesCarbonFossilsFossil FuelWake Up CallExtreme WeatherRecords Breaking Author:Christiana Figueres
“The report falsely asserts that global warming is causing more extreme weather events, more droughts, more record high temperatures, more wildfires, warmer winters, etc., when each and every one of these false assertions is contradicted by objective, verifiable evidence.” RecordsEventsEvidenceWinterExtremesObjectivesWeatherReportsGlobal WarmingEtcTemperatureAssertionDroughtWildfiresExtreme Weather Author:James Taylor