Climate Change and Extreme Weather | Power of Us

Learn how climate change is related to extreme weather events in this video from Power of Us. Scientists explain how the number of extreme weather events, like hurricanes, droughts, and heatwaves, have increased as the climate has changed. Students affected by wildfires in California talk about their experience and show the destruction the fires caused. Support materials include discussion questions and an activity that focus on local climate change challenges and solutions. Additional activities focus on researching data about different weather events and differentiating between weather and climate.