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Describe any two extreme weather conditions in your own words.
Describe any two extreme weather conditions in your own words.
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As the climate has warmed, some types of extreme weather have become more frequent and severe in recent decades, with increases in extreme heat, intense precipitation, and drought. Heat waves are longer and hotter. Heavy rains and flooding are more frequent.
In January 2002 the temperature in the Australian state of New South Wales soared to 42.9°C (109°F). This was 8°C higher than the average summer temperature and it was hot enough to kill 1,453 flying foxes, or giant fruit bats.
Hurricane Katrina hit South East Louisiana in late August 2005. It was the costliest natural disaster in US history. At least 1,836 people died in the actual hurricane and in the flood that followed after the levees failed. 80% of New Orleans was under water. Total property damage was estimated at $81 billion
As the climate has warmed, some types of extreme weather have become more frequent and severe in recent decades, with increases in extreme heat, intense precipitation, and drought. Heat waves are longer and hotter. Heavy rains and flooding are more frequent.
In January 2002 the temperature in the Australian state of New South Wales soared to 42.9°C (109°F). This was 8°C higher than the average summer temperature and it was hot enough to kill 1,453 flying foxes, or giant fruit bats.
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