There's a Reason Why It's Called Climate 'Change'

'Greenhouse gases' prevent solar radiation being reflected from the Earth's surface back into space. This results in global heating. The extra energy flowing in atmospheric and other systems, results in 'extreme' weather events. Extreme weather is either atypical for the location and/or the season or is just a more powerful version of routine conditions. Either way, extreme weather is dangerous for people and ecosystems. This is why we can simultaneously have floods devastating parts of NE India and Bangladesh (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/18/at-least-18-dead-and-millions-stranded-as-floods-devastate-india-and-bangladesh) and temperatures in excess of 42 degrees Centigrade in parts of France and Spain (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/18/europe-heatwave-france-braces-for-record-breaking-temperatures-as-spain-battles-forest-fires). People are dying in India from flooding and landslides, whilst firefighters tackle forest blazes in Spain. Historically, humans have generally adapted pretty well to their local weather conditions. Climate change, however, makes adapting so much harder, as weather becomes very unpredictable!