2020: A year of extremes

The Climate Question vor 5 Jahren

From bush fires to hurricanes, 2020 has been a year of extreme weather events

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Not only has this year been one of the hottest on record, but
there has also been a catalogue of record breaking extreme
weather events. From the unprecedented bush fires in Australia to
the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, we pick
apart how climate change is impacting weather systems and the
lives of millions of people around the world.

Justin Rowlatt, the BBC’s Chief Environment Correspondent, and
Navin Singh Khadkha, the multi-lingual environment correspondent
for the BBC’s World Service, are joined by Dr Friederike Otto,
associate director of the Environmental Change Institute,
University of Oxford, and an associate professor in the Global
Climate Science Programme; Prof Adam Scaife, the head of long
range forecasting at the UK's Met Office; and Laura Meller, a
Greenpeace spokeswoman on board their ship the Arctic Sunrise.
Producer: Zak Brophy Researcher: Soila Apparicio Editor: Ravin
Sampat Sound Design: David Crackles