Extreme weather is on the rise and we are seeing it on the east & west coast with fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes etc. There is a new WMO report out indicating Climate and weather related disasters have surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives.

Dr. Ben Strauss, CEO and Chief Scientist from Climate Central, joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the rise of extreme weather events caused by climate change.

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