Extreme Weather and Climate Change

People, businesses, cities, and states are increasingly burdened by extreme weather events. Drought, heat, wildfires, precipitation, hurricanes, and tornadoes are becoming more intense. Most analysts point toward an emerging trend: as the earth warms, extreme weather events are becoming more costly and more deadly, though some raise lingering uncertainties about linking climate change to specific types of weather or specific events. On June 25, 2020, the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) hosted an expert panel that explored extreme weather adaptation and resiliency efforts in the United States. Below, we present a transcript of the discussion, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.