Publication: The Washington Post 

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability 

Synopsis: In increasingly unprecedented times, extreme weather adds to concerns surrounding climate change. This article from The Washington Post recounts the various weather disasters — extreme cold, dangerous heat, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and more — of 2021 in chronological order. 

UCLA News: Swain shares the new standard truths of weather in the face of climate change. “The only two truisms when it comes to extremes in climate change are that almost everywhere: The hot hots are getting hotter and more frequent, and the wet wets are getting wetter and more frequent.” 

Read more at The Washington Post