A period of unusually dry weather that lasts long enough to cause problems such as crop damage, increased wildfire risk and/or water supply shortages.

The deadliest weather threat.

Natural substances made deep within the Earth from the remains of ancient plants and animals. Examples are coal, oil, and natural gas.

The last decade (2011-2020) was the _______ on record.

Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere.

A rapid rise in sea level caused by the wind and pressure forces of a tropical cyclone.

The average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years.

Changing climate patterns can make it difficult to __________ crops in regions that rely on farming.

Trapping and build-up of heat in the atmosphere near the Earth’s surface.

A rotating column of air pendant from a thunderstorm and in contact with the ground.

Any of all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the atmosphere and reach the ground.

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have ____________ in mass.

The amount of greenhouse gases and specifically carbon dioxide (C02) emitted by a person's activities or a product's manufacture and transport during a given period.

58,985 Events Impacting 7,125,643 Acres.

Fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants: (SMoke and fOG).

The number of record high temperature events in the United States has been __________, while the number of record low temperature events has been __________, since 1950.

The average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, which can contribute to changes in global climate patterns.

This drought and climate change impact could affect 25,000,000 people across Nevada, California, Arizona and Mexico.

A layer of gases surrounding a planet.

Global sea level rose about 8 inches in the last ________.