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Climate change is causing intensification of extreme weather patterns worldwide. Heavy rainfall in Beijing, frequent hurricanes in Florida, and heat waves in Vancouver are all signs of the urgent need to address climate change. Climate denialism is declining, but climate delayism remains. Scientific studies have proven the correlation between weather patterns and climate change. The burning of fossil fuels has overloaded the atmosphere with greenhouse gases, leading to rising temperatures. Natural disasters like wildfires and flooding are direct consequences. Skeptics question the legitimacy of these correlations and the necessity for immediate action. However, the majority of climate scientists agree on the impact of climate change. Trust in climate scientists is low among Americans, and some see potential benefits in climate change. Ongoing research is needed to understand the relationship between weather patterns and climate change. Overall, the evidence supports the massive impact Welcome back to ZED Talk, where we investigate critical ongoing global environmental issues. I'm your host today, Amy, and in today's episode, we will be discussing the impact of climate change as evidenced by the intensification of extreme weather patterns that we are witnessing around the globe. We are living in a time of intense anthropocene climate change, evidenced by the continuously changing weather patterns around the globe. From the heavy rainfall in Beijing, to the increasingly frequent and intense hurricanes in Florida, to the recent heat waves in Vancouver, these are all reminders for us to recognize the urgent necessity to address climate change. While climate denialism is on the downfall, climate delayism remains fundamental on both a political and social level. Today we will investigate both sides of the argument, from the advocates of more drastic measures in addressing climate change to the critics of these proposals. Scientific studies have built a definitive correlation between the intense weather patterns and the global impact of the climate change. The Earth's climate is undergoing significant shifts, and these changes in weather patterns remains constant with prior world scientific predictions made by climate experts. The climate change effect is the byproduct of the industrial evolution, when the burning of fossil fuels became widespread and normalized, causing the atmosphere to overload, thereby failing to expel the excess greenhouse gases. As the consumption of fossil fuels became fundamental to machinery and manufacturing, all United States temperatures have rose at an increased rate since 1901. More alarmingly, all the hottest temperatures recorded were post-2005. As change in weather patterns continue, the Earth has experienced varying degrees of intense climate radicalization, causing many natural disasters. For example, wildfires are increasing in intensity around B.C. as a direct consequence to the heat wave. Connie Berkley, who operates the Adams Lake store across the lake from the evacuation area, had described a scene of confusion as people were rushing to leave their home and pets behind, wondering where to park their cars and with their boats. Similarly, other regions in the world are also experiencing detrimental climate change effects. Recent non-stopping heavy rainfall in China has caused flooding in multiple provinces. At least 14 people died due to flooding in the Jilin province. This destroyed many residential, commercial, and social infrastructure, causing several mortality losses and financial burdens. Major metropolitan areas are experiencing vast cases of shattering previous global record heat-related illness. These disasters are the direct consequences of rising greenhouse gas emissions, illustrating the undeniable link between changing weather patterns and climate change. While most climate scientists agree on changing weather patterns as indicators of the impact of climate change, there are still skeptics that question the legitimacy of these correlations or challenge the necessity of immediate action. These skeptics often have concerns rooted in various factors caused by their uncertainty on trusting climate as they challenge their expertise. Only 39% of Americans have trust in information from climate scientists. In addition, some are even encouraging climate change as they believe it would be beneficial agriculture by sustaining longer worm seasons that is optimized for growing crops. Indeed, studies have indicated that crops and other plants grow better in presence of higher carbon dioxide levels and seem to be more drought tolerant. Economically, shipping commerce will benefit tremendously due to the melting of Arctic ice sheets, opening the Northwest Passage for a longer period of the year. According to Antonio Gasparini of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, cold weather is 20 times more deadly than hot weather. It is not extreme high or extreme low temperatures that cause the most deaths, it is the moderate cold temperatures that are the most dangerous. The complexity of climate science demands careful consideration of all factors. Ongoing research should strive to refine our understanding of the relationship between changing weather patterns and climate change. In this ongoing discussion over the possible correlation between the current changing weather patterns as indicative of the massive impact of global warming, both sides of the debate have presented arguments and evidences. Based on the evidence presented, it is more likely that the current changing weather patterns is indicative of the massive impact of the global warming, as there is an overwhelming number of scientific backing for these arguments. Climate change is a fundamental issue that has been continuously causing death and for these arguments, suffering globally and demands social reforms to prevent more catastrophic consequences. Thank you for listening today and I hope you have a good weekend. I will see you next week.