This is what a year of climate disasters looked like |
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From -25C temperatures in Spain to a record-equalling 54.4C in Death Valley, the extremes of our climate are becoming more acute. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)
And it is increasingly having a real-life impact. Just this summer - hundreds of sudden deaths in Canada were linked to a record heatwave; more than 200 people died in floods across Europe and more than 300 deaths were recorded in flash floods in China. This is a reminder of some of the worst climate events this year and why November’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow is so important. Producer: Ryan Ramgobin ------- Watch more of our explainer series here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News |