A new report reveals that major cities worldwide are experiencing ‘climate whiplash,’ a phenomenon where regions flip between extreme droughts and flooding, dubbed ‘global weirding.’
Cities like Dallas, Bangkok, and Shanghai are facing this unpredictable climate shift, making it difficult to prepare for future disasters.
Almost 20% of the world’s largest cities are undergoing climate whiplash, with many in Asia particularly affected.
Cities such as Cairo, Madrid, San Jose and Hong Kong have undergone dramatic climate flips, from wet to dry or vice versa.
This unpredictable pattern is worsening climate impacts and leaving cities and communities vulnerable.