Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

2018 has been an active year for wildfires, hurricanes, severe storms, and other costly extreme weather events in the United States. This webinar will explain the role of climate change in exacerbating extreme weather. The webinar will focus on observations of current climate change indicators, the economic impacts of recent extreme weather events, and new scientific methods for understanding the role that climate change has in exacerbating extreme weather.

Speakers

Derek “Deke” Arndt
Monitoring Branch Chief, National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA
Adam Smith
Applied Climatologist, National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA
Michael Wehner
Senior Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ashley Lawson — Moderator
Senior Solutions Fellow for Policy & Resilience, Center for Clim ate and Energy Solutions