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2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disastersExtreme downpours filled downtown Montpelier, Vt., with water in July 2023.John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The year 2023 was marked by extraordinary heat, wildfires and weather disasters.

In the U.S., an unprecedented heat wave gripped much of Texas and the Southwest with highs well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) for...

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