Including the closely related term extreme weather.
… loss and help mitigate the consequences of food shortages and the impacts this will have on our health and food security. • By taking action to mitigate and adapt to climate change we will reduce the risk of harm to people e.g. from extreme weather such as flooding and heatwaves. Economy and development • By creating a more sustainable economy we will support our city and its businesses…
… know that even our best efforts in Sheffield and globally can only limit climate change. Whilst every fraction of a degree temperature increase that can be avoided matters, we also need to prepare our city for a changing climate. Increasing extreme weather events will become increasingly common, particularly flooding, extreme heat and wild fire. These will impact on people’s health…