Name: Tracking Climate Extremes Around The World In 2019 | NBC News NOW
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AL ROKER WALKS US THROUGH THE CLIMATE RECORDS THAT WE BROKE

AND THE SECOND HOTTEST AUGUST OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER IN RECORDED

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER IN RECORDED HISTORY.

MELTING SEA ICE AND LOST 12.5 BILLION TONS OF ICE IN A

12.5 BILLION TONS OF ICE IN A SINGLE DAY.

SOMETHING SCIENTISTS DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAPPEN FOR AT LEAST

EXPECT TO HAPPEN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 50 YEARS.

ANOTHER 50 YEARS. >> IT WILL BE HOW HIGH SEA

>> IT WILL BE HOW HIGH SEA LEVELS WILL RISE.

LEVELS WILL RISE. >> IT'S SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN

>> IT'S SINCE WE HAVE GOTTEN HERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING

HERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING IT AND SEEING IT FALLING OFF AND

IT AND SEEING IT FALLING OFF AND IT'S GOING INTO THE OCEAN.

IT'S GOING INTO THE OCEAN. WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED? >> WE ARE ON THE FIRST STEP.

>> WE ARE ON THE FIRST STEP. IN THE ARCTIC IT DOESN'T SOUND

IN THE ARCTIC IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH BUT IT'S ALREADY

LIKE MUCH BUT IT'S ALREADY PROFOUNDING SHIFTING THE

PROFOUNDING SHIFTING THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF

FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF COASTAL FLOODING.

COASTAL FLOODING. >> THOSE RISING SEA LEVELS AND

>> THOSE RISING SEA LEVELS AND WARMER OCEANS FUELLING MORE

WARMER OCEANS FUELLING MORE POWERFUL HURRICANES LIKE THAT

POWERFUL HURRICANES LIKE THAT THAT DEVASTATED THE BAHAMAS.

THAT DEVASTATED THE BAHAMAS. >> THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE

>> THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES

CHANGE AND DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES IS VERY, VERY STRONG.

IS VERY, VERY STRONG. IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST IN

IN THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST IN BRAZIL, WILDFIRES CAUSED BY

BRAZIL, WILDFIRES CAUSED BY SLASH AND BURN TECHNIQUES RAISE

SLASH AND BURN TECHNIQUES RAISE AT A RECORD RATE.

>>> WE HIT A RECORD. THAT'S THE GREEN HOUSE GASES IN

THAT'S THE GREEN HOUSE GASES IN OUR ATMOSPHERE.

A NEW RECORD HIGH. SO WINDS NOW GUSTING AT OVER 55

SO WINDS NOW GUSTING AT OVER 55 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. >> CRUCIAL REPORTS ABOUT CLIMATE

>> CRUCIAL REPORTS ABOUT CLIMATE AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. >> ANNOUNCING THERE COULD BE AS

>> ANNOUNCING THERE COULD BE AS LITTLE AS 12 YEARS FOR HUMANS TO

LITTLE AS 12 YEARS FOR HUMANS TO MITIGATE CATASTROPHIC GLOBAL

THEIR RECOMMENDATION, BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND CHANGING THE

FOSSIL FUELS AND CHANGING THE WAY WE PRODUCE FUELS AND

WAY WE PRODUCE FUELS AND PLANTING A BILLION TREES.

PLANTING A BILLION TREES. AUSTRALIA DOWNGRADING THEIR

AUSTRALIA DOWNGRADING THEIR OUTLOOK FOR THE GREAT BARRIER

OUTLOOK FOR THE GREAT BARRIER REEF FROM POOR TO VERY POOR.

REEF FROM POOR TO VERY POOR. IT THREATENS 2-THIRDS OF BIRDS

IT THREATENS 2-THIRDS OF BIRDS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH

IN THE UNITED STATES WITH EXTENSION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS

EXTENSION AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS THREATENING A WAY OF LIFE FOR AN

THREATENING A WAY OF LIFE FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WE

ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WE VISITED IN ALASKA.

>> MORE DANGEROUS. >> MORE DANGEROUS, YES.

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