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What Makes Weather Extreme?

In this lesson we deal with what hazardous weather is and why our weather is becoming more hazardous.

1.How do we define ‘extreme weather’ and why can it be difficult?

2.What events qualify as “extreme weather”?

3.What has happened to the frequency of extreme weather events globally?

4.What has happened to the distribution of extreme weather events?

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