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title: "Mapped: Extreme weather and climate phenomena around the world"
description: "From devastating floods to record-breaking heatwaves and beyond, extreme weather events and anomalous phenomena, caused by, exacerbated by or linked to a heating planet are becoming increasingly frequent and intense."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "OVERHEATING EARTH"
author: "Ethan van Diemen"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/ethan-van-diemen/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-07-16-mapped-extreme-weather-and-climate-phenomena-around-the-world/"
published: "2023-07-16T21:01:57"
lang: "en-ZA"
word_count: 29
---

# Mapped: Extreme weather and climate phenomena around the world

> From devastating floods to record-breaking heatwaves and beyond, extreme weather events and anomalous phenomena, caused by, exacerbated by or linked to a heating planet are becoming increasingly frequent and intense.

By Ethan van Diemen · Published 16 July 2023, 23:01 SAST

## Key points
- From wildfires to heat waves, get the full story on our planet's fiery fate.
- Global temperatures are rising, leading to more extreme weather events.
- Climate change is causing increased wildfire activity around the world.
- See how climate change is impacting different regions with this interactive map.
- Take action to help protect our planet from further destruction.

## Content

Click through and see what is happening all over [our burning planet](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/our-burning-planet/).

https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/e197d379ffc500166d11d443569e3255/our-burning-planet/index.html

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