The frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as droughts and hurricanes, is being altered by climate change, according to a US government report. Issued by the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), the report states that the greatest effects of climate change on society and wildlife will be felt in terms of changes in significant weather events. A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association said: ‘Climate change will not spell the end of the world – Earth has been here for billions of years and it’s going to be around for many billions of years to come – the risk it poses is to human life as we know it. ‘It might help if people thought of the problem in selfish terms – if we want to preserve our current quality of life we need to take action now as the longer we leave it the harder it will be to make the necessary changes.’ Dr Richard Moss, the World Wildlife Fund’s vice president for climate change, said that as temperatures rise, destructive natural phenomena will become more common. ‘Climate change is directly affecting each and every one of us and threatens significant physical […]