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Having analyzed various case studies from regions encompassing all continents, there cannot be two opinions that climate change will lead to an increase in the number of extreme weather events, including increased frequency and intensity of hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones, heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding, droughts and wild fires. Extreme heat conditions in Australia and deadly cold snap to US states due to Polar vortex in January 2019 due to climate change are important instances of extreme weather events.
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Akhtar, R. (2020). Conclusion and Suggestions. In: Akhtar, R. (eds) Extreme Weather Events and Human Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23773-8_25
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