Global heating means there is more energy in the atmosphere, making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense

Global average temperature, C, compared with 1961-1990 average

Celsius, compared to 1961-1990 average

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8C

1900

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000