The end of a 10,000-year era of climatic stability
In short: Recent back-to-back disasters like Hurricanes Helene and Milton are not isolated events. This video explores the scientific link between human-driven climate change and the increasing intensity of modern storms.
Throughout a period of roughly 10,000 years, our planet kept carbon dioxide concentrations, sea levels, and temperatures steady. Such equilibrium enabled human populations to expand from 20 million individuals to 8 billion inhabitants. That era of stability is now being disrupted by non-linear climate effects.
The video examines how these shifts drive extreme weather, specifically highlighting Hurricane Milton as the most destructive storm to hit Florida's Gulf Coast since October 1921. It explains why modern hurricanes are reaching new extremes in wind speed and rainfall compared to historical norms.
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