Shocked Scientists Conclude That Life on Earth Is 'Under Siege'

Newsweek -  Shocked experts have concluded in a new report that, after a year of extreme weather events, life on Earth is "under siege." The report, cosigned by more than 15,000 scientists, serves as an update to the 2019 World Scientists Warning of a Climate Emergency report, which classed climate change as an "emergency," saying it would lead to "untold human suffering." In the new report, scientists state they are "shocked by the ferocity" of the extreme weather events seen so far in 2023. In the United States, these have included extremely heavy rainfall and atmospheric rivers that battered the west of the nation, causing severe flooding. At least 22 people died and approximately $3.5 billion of damage was caused. Scientists note that climate change may be making such severe floods more common.