Here's how climate change drives these events. This is the case for most land regions, and has been confirmed by the United Nations' global panel of climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Fingerprints of climate changeTo find out exactly how much climate change affected a specific heatwave, scientists conduct "attribution studies". Climate change drives wildfiresClimate change increases hot and dry conditions that help fires spread faster, burn longer and rage more intensely. But scientists concur that without steep cuts to the greenhouse gases causing climate change, heatwaves, wildfires, flooding and drought will significantly worsen.

Source: The Hindu August 18, 2023 18:41 UTC