Why are extreme weather events becoming more frequent?

The Earth is getting warmer, and that makes extreme weather happen more often.

Imagine you have a big pot of soup on the stove. When the heat is just right, it bubbles gently. But if you turn the flame all the way up, the soup starts to boil wildly, maybe even spills over! That’s like what's happening with our planet. The Sun is like the flame, and the Earth is the pot.

The Earth has been getting warmer because there are more greenhouse gases, like a thick blanket that keeps heat in. This is like adding extra layers to your coat on a cold day, you get warmer faster.

When the Earth gets warmer, it changes how weather works. For example, when there's more heat, the air can hold more moisture, so storms get bigger and rain comes harder, kind of like when you add more sugar to your tea, it becomes sweeter and maybe even spills over!

Just like a pot that’s too hot can cause big splashes, our warmer Earth causes extreme weather, stronger hurricanes, hotter heatwaves, bigger floods. It's not magic, it's just the way things work when you add more heat to the mix!