Miscellaneous
Even though I always tell you that global warming is more than an increase in the temperatures we see on the news everyday; we cannot forget that global warming does cause an increase in our daily temperatures. In this episode, I discuss how climate change is making instances of extreme heat and droughts more frequent and more intense. Sources:Heat Safety Sheet from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) + National Weather Service https://www.weather.gov/grb/heatNational Resources Defense Council (NRDC)https://www.nrdc.org/stories/drought-everything-you-need-knowBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44466214 Yale Climate Connectionshttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/06/heat-waves-and-climate-change-is-there-a-connection/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/drought-monitoring-economic-environmental-and-social-impacts#:~:text=Examples%20of%20drought%20impacts%20on,substantial%20increase%20in%20wildfire%20risk.World Atlashttps://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-effects-of-a-drought-on-the-environment.htmlLive Sciencehttps://www.livescience.com/21688-drought-health-effects.htmlUnion of Concerned Scientistshttps://ucsusa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e4e9082a1ec343c794d27f3e12dd006dMusic:“News Theme” by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY. Edited to be shorter but content was not changed. Song Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4122-news-theme/Author’s Profile: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/profile/9-kevin-macleod/License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcod