We've briefly looked at extreme weather events already in the context of human health implications. But their impacts reach beyond just those felt by us. For a better understanding of the impact of extreme weather events, please read (assigned, required reading) the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions section on Extreme Weather and Climate Change [1]. They summarize these topics better than I can, so I'll save you my attempts at paraphrasing.
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