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Monthly Newsletter
This year in climate, 2021 A look back at a turning point year for climate change Sarah Ruiz, Science Writer Earth image by Greg Fiske, Senior Geospatial Analyst Maps by Carl Churchill, Cartographer
As another year passes with mounting emissions, we take stock of the big moments for climate change in 2021, from extreme weather events to steps forward on policy. Here’s is a look back at a potentially pivotal year for climate change: Climate change is now front and center due to deadly weather This year, the clear repercussions of climate change were impossible to ignore. Climate change worsens extreme weather, making Earth’s formerly reliable systems much more unpredictable. Widespread extreme weather events in 2021 had deadly consequences for the people caught in their paths.
