Is the weather actually becoming more extreme? - R. Saravanan

Explore the differences between weather and climate - what they are, how we predict them, and what those predictions can tell us.
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From 2016 to 2019, the world saw record-breaking heat waves, rampant wildfires, and the longest run of category 5 tropical cyclones on record. The number of extreme weather events has been increasing for the last 40 years, and current predictions suggest that trend will continue. So, is the increase in extreme weather due to random chance, or changing climate? R. Saravanan investigates.
Lesson by R. Saravanan, directed by Hype CG.
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[@dkaloger5720]

Normal people : we count Energy in Joules Ted ed : we count in nuclear bombs

[@CheBa.]

More appealing

[@ramprasath219]

Lol🤣, exactly 😂

[@justsomeoneelse5942]

Just slightly more dramatic. Just slightly.

[@pasticcinideliziosi1259]

Americans.

[@cookiecakeeater6340]

Barack Rigoni Not Funny, Didn’t Laugh

[@juliannaflores125]

I love how even when Ted-Ed has bad news, they are still hopeful. It makes me feel like there’s still a good future ahead of us

[@seafafrage6934]

I'm from the future and I can confirm it's worse than the current state...

[@internallyscreaming2788]

We’re still gonna get screwed over

[@juliannaflores125]

*Marge Simpson voice* Kids, could you lighten up a little?

[@Miranox2]

The future will be what we make it. The greatest danger to humanity is humanity itself.

[@MohammedAli-th8le]

@@seafafrage6934 you dont need to be from the future to know that

[@ragvendrashetty3515]

weather: for short term climate : for long term

[@abdvxn]

Yes

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

Facts

[@David.d.d.d]

Agreeable

[@TheEtbetween]

Great summary

[@rohanpotukuchi8424]

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it” -Robert swan

[@SpicyMang0s]

Damn that’s deep

[@dog_corn]

I have high hopes

[@bobwilson679]

Desert Lizard No, I don’t. At least, not in the US or China.

[@majavitanovic9085]

the greatest threat are people believing we can save the planet.....we are too small to influence it

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.”

[@anjanmallik1053]

@@shrodingerscat8940 and you, Sir, are you another student of WhatsApp University?

[@DrakonNyx]

@@shrodingerscat8940 I think he meant your spelling of Gandhi

[@comradebigio]

Sounds like anti capitalism to me. And that's very nice

[@Preetigoswami410]

Uwg

[@31msaravind19]

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not even one man's greed.”*

[@jackyvivid]

Save Earth! Its easier than terraforming Mars .

[@earthterra8546]

I agree but Terraforming Mars would be useful

[@Link_t.]

No all good things must come to an end. Die all humans we don’t even have a reason to live lmao

[@corgimations]

RoshanGamer wtf no

[@Link_t.]

Corgimations earth will die after a billion years anyways the universe will too. Then a new cycle and era begins again. Humans want to be immortal but it’s just not possible.

[@earthterra8546]

@@Link_t. true what about life on Earth we would be gone before Earth die

[@umberscore2051]

Sadly, no one that needs to know this would watch this

[@akshatverma6889]

Accurate. You would know this already but, all the different types of people in our society live in separate internet bubbles. One sect doesn't know what information others are feeding on.

[@parantapojha9798]

we grabbed the knowledge now it is our responsibility to spread this..... how??? we can share this... use this as a reference while talking... and in many more ways....

[@akshatverma6889]

@@parantapojha9798 I have tried that. Results are not so good. Because people I interacted with are like me. So, this knowledge still stayed in the same group.

[@joermnyc]

Confirmation bias: you believe x, you don’t like people that believe y, so you only hang out and talk to other people that believe x, you and your friends only watch news that talks about x (and probably tells you y is bad).

[@parantapojha9798]

@@joermnyc i agree...

[@samarth929]

It’s beautiful how they showcased small disturbances using a butterfly implying the butterfly effect.

[@alizaykhan2611]

Yeah!

[@samarth929]

Zmzxz Zmzxz skip to 2:27 and you’ll know.

[@azulBjort_1406]

Dam I hadn't thought of the it as the symbolism of the butterfly effect 😅✌️

[@emilia1911]

Ikr? I love that detail!

[@gaiangalaxy3198]

Bravo ted

[@einsteinboricua]

As a meteorologist, thank you for putting something easy to understand. People don’t understand the difference between climate and weather and that is a huge pet peeve of mine.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.”

[@pawejakubowski829]

100% agree, but did you know that we can't simply plant a tree wherever we want? It could even backfire our efforts. One of Ted-ed videos brought this subject up.

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

@@pawejakubowski829 yeah sort of. But not from Ted video. I think I learned about it when there was hype of youtuber raising money to plant a tree.

[@chrisp.9385]

@@QuestionEverythingButWHY i think it was a video from minutearth

[@chrisp.9385]

@@pawejakubowski829 no it was minutearth i think

[@emilia1911]

@@pawejakubowski829 Could you put the link in here? Sounds interesting

[@16.5m2]

"Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors." -Nikola Tesla

[@mr.nobody5251]

He was a man born to early for the world. But Tesla left his existence in human history and the world

[@reshmaadhikari131]

, kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2TRoKBna6mqftk

[@cavemann_]

In other words: there is no solution, there are only trade-offs.

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

Is the weather becoming more extreme? Ted-Ed:- Yes!

[@BongoBybs]

yes, we all saw the video.

[@ucumari]

@@BongoBybs Where they never discussed whether the claims were true, they just stated it as fact then went on to talk about how climate catastrophe is the cause

[@somikasonishorts1874]

Humans: *do nothing to save environment* Climate: *changing rapidly* Also humans: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

Humans:oh no anyways That's the definition of human careless but we can't do nothing about it cuz we aint gods

[@callmejeffrey4999]

Renewable energy is more harmful to the environment than it does good

[@garybrown2039]

@Sally Hope there are some studies that suggest that solar panels aren’t efficient enough to generate less net carbon emissions than when they are manufactured, especially in China. They also potentially hurt the earth through our mining and materials productions needed to make them. Wind is also inefficient and potentially harmful to ecosystems because birds hit them . Water is really going nowhere from what I can see and geothermal hasn’t been effective. However nuclear fission power produces much less carbon and the waste can be safely stored. Plus many countries are trying to be the first to make effective fusion reactors. So that is our best option.

[@garybrown2039]

@Hrishik Raj oh I know that everything has its ups and downs. I’m just saying some are better than others. Also fusion may be no easy goal but it also will be a gold mine for the energy industry and that’s why people are investing so much money into it. I also mentioned nuclear fission for a reason because I believe that’s our best option right now considering how much we’ve advanced when handling that type of waste.

[@gmoney5947]

@@hrishikraj9689 says who? God? Super critical pulverized coal boilers are just as necessary as ever. What are they using to generate power on a cargo vessel? What about it Siberia. Are there a lot of wind and solar operations in Siberia and anartica or maybe it’s fuel oil and coal. Only a moron would invest in the green new deal and kill off fossil fuels or a eugenicist. What kind of power do they use to harvest our crops. The only answer is diversity. You’re programmed bud.

[@swaroopsubudhi9567]

I like how the wind blows the mountains @1:35

[@NP-be7et]

Humans ignore dangours to humanity till it happens in front of them Eg: COVID

[@angelvu]

then the president blames it on another country for not enforcing safety measures 😓

[@akshaybodla163]

Humans will ignore it if the problem slaps them in the face. Eg unfortunately COVID as well

[@funkydiscogod]

implying covid is a danger to humanity?

[@adrianavila2429]

funkydiscogod it kills people doesn’t it? Shouldn’t be political. Nobody says cardiovascular disease or cancer are not dangers to humans because only a fraction of people die from them each year

[@connection7405]

And that is why I believe we are screwed.

[@gotunoob]

When you realise your ice cream changed to liquid only a few minutes

[@akob108]

O h n o

[@shoorab3291]

Noooooo

[@Arkmage_895]

The animation is smooth and the voice is soothing. Explanation is simple and clear. Great Job Ted Ed.

[@GuyInc0gnit0]

The animation in this video is gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful! Plus this was a very sensible and moderate take on the topic!

[@marflage]

The animation and the color theme in this video is beyond amazing. It felt really good to watch this and learnt a lot.

[@featherdude4074]

I feel so much joy when I'm researching a topic on science and ted-ed pops up as the first video

[@kaivalyabhatt948]

Amazing animations + narration😍 Ted-Ed Take a bow .🙏

[@leylagoucha3349]

Absolutely phenomenal video 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 Ted-Ed never fails to educate and explain simply but with complexity, while also creating beautiful animations. Wow!

[@AkankshaSingh-hx4db]

His voice is so soothing,I want all my lessons by him.....

[@stormysamreen7062]

*"Even though next month's weather will always be a mystery, we can work together to protect the climate for centuries."*

[@keziaelizabeth]

the animation is so good! good job to the amazing animators :)

[@cryptoenthusiast724]

The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.👊

[@MrEel-dc4kh]

"What is one plus one?" "No."

[@anujarora0]

Warren Buffett??

[@LakesideTrey]

"You're getting a raise." *"NO"*

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

These videos explain things in such a simple, concise way. Thanks guys!

[@francisfowler5909]

What's the difference between weather and climate: You can't weather a tree but you can climate.

[@StormzAway]

P U N Z

[@vormtagg519]

Hahahahaha

[@monke6669]

Am proud someone from Tamil nadu(India) R.Saravanan gave this lesson🙏

[@phuocnguyenngoc7821]

2:32 I like the way animators use a metaphorical image of the butterfly effect. Amazing animation btw, thanks a lot.

[@chrs-wltrs]

Here's an interesting idea for a video: "Can YOU solve climate change?" Talk about how much climate impact a private individual has vs a corporation or an industry

[@Belle2755]

Ted ed always find an awesome way to share knowledge 💯 Plus I'll never get tired of giving their animators the credit they deserve 💙💙

[@ishwantsingh6276]

I just love how they added subtle things like that butterfly to represent the butterfly effect on weather conditions, how very small changes lead to very unpredictable results.

[@snowymuffin]

I so love the animation, and the paper-crumpled effect

[@asmitapaul_]

I wish we could put back those trees in the way it is shown in the animation...

[@PadeMoro]

Some simple things we can all do in everyday life: - Reduce your consuption of meat and dairy products - Prefer walking, bicycling and public transport - Save energy: take shorter showers, turn off lighting and electonics you don't need at the moment - Repair stuff, instead of buying new immediately - Recycle and only buy what you need ...and much more... I know not everyone can do everything, but most of these things are simple, and the cumulative effect of a lot of people doing small things will have a real effect on slowing down climate change. Also, I've noticed that showing example really makes people change their ways. I've definitely made lasting changes hearing what others are doing. We're pack animals and we wish to do what others do. We humans need a paradigm shift. If we play our cards right though, we'll eventually find solutuions, fix this mess and have a lush and clean planet where all the latitudes are habitable.

[@akuljamwal3085]

MOST IMPORTANTLY, REDUCE BIRTH RATE BY A LARGE FACTOR

[@pavellyfish5]

@@akuljamwal3085 Your not wrong tho

[@Silverraine1]

@@akuljamwal3085 Don't you know, western countries are already crying over low birth rate.

[@peterellison2220]

2:20 I remember being explained the butterfly effect for the first time... just imagine the flap of a butterfly wing causing a hurricane on the other side of the world... chaos is amazing

[@Namchha1]

Make butterflies extinct Jk

[@j.r.mccalla8662]

Impressive use of aesthetics to communicate this information. Clear and engaging. Thank you.

[@amanshukla8758]

Such beautiful animation and presentation. I love Ted Ed !

[@mesmerizingscienceindu9371]

Let's hope everything will be fine soon..All is well..and there will be a confident smile on everyone😊

[@addoul99]

This is the best video on climate change that I have ever seen in my life

[@matchan1571]

cant stop replaying because of this amazing animation

[@placeholdername2270]

Fascinating that we still have to prove this to people.

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

When they want to tax Americans more and while hindering our grow for other countries that will not pay... follow the money. Al Gore didn't go poor with his snake oil that has been debunked.

[@sheeplord3901]

It’s a very bad predicament right now. People are out there trying to pull it together. Very little can be done for my location, but good luck to all - please stay safe!

[@saadshakil8045]

Its hard being hopeful when you see your country have its worst monsoon season in over 90 years and your city , your province just completely flooded but it is what it is until we do something....

[@Catticus]

Finally a *clear* explanation

[@MrFuller876]

Indeed.

[@joerionis5902]

It finally cleared the clouds in my head

[@BestOfAnimalss]

Yeah, is so informative

[@user-np6gq2ht4x]

Dude what did you go to school for

[@BestOfAnimalss]

@짠도리토스 Are saying to me

[@RuriDaisy]

3:48 "in 150 years, the world temperature raised by 1℃" So......we are much of less would become a frog inside the pot that has been heating?

[@DerivativeOfJungbluth]

Yup, but the frog itself is putting a lot of wood to increase the fire...

[@philly0310]

I love this type of animation and illustration.

[@7waterdrops_7]

Me too!

[@BeanSprout-14]

Ahhh Yey I'm early. Love your very educational vids with qoutes TED-ED. Hope to see more astronomy related videos.

[@christiancoloradoibajan9645]

Teachers teach this to children for an hour while Ted Only did it for 5 mins and 22 secs.

[@sumanthkulkarni3395]

Brilliant work as always!

[@TravelTourTaste]

Hello my friend hope you are well and having a great day so far. Just found you today and really pleased we have. This is totally worrying but awesome message bro. Thanks so much for sharing this with us really appreciate it. Stay safe and catch up again real soon God bless you.

[@jayellescoto7335]

Ted-Ed is really hopeful about the future..I'm glad I subscribed to this channel

[@Catticus]

Props to the animator this was smoooth

[@saswotlamichhane5862]

The real question is *How much time do we have till our extinction?*

[@DerivativeOfJungbluth]

From ten to twenty years...

[@stvnunvrs9400]

I'm always thankful for the knowledges Ted-ed shares us, not only that we are educated of this WORLDly problems but still educating us gow to prevent them from happening again and being more hopeful to see a much more brighter day for our future children . Thank you Ted-ed 💓

[@SchrodingersCat27]

The animation is so calming..

[@dwaekki013]

Thanks, TED-Ed! I have been trying to always convince people to try and save the earth but no one really cares where I live... You've made me hopeful that we can change the world. Thanks!

[@lemonboiyoutube]

Seriously, Im in Canada and we have 30 degree weather! Oh yea, and like constant tornado warnings, but the 30 degree weather!!! 30 degrees!!!!

[@Davidc31]

Love the Butterfly Effect reference @ 2:25

[@ariejohnson1944]

i think it was more pointing out the hypocrisy of the human race. We spend all our time looking at popular birds while ignoring endangered butterflies smh.

[@talkingpandemic4223]

Thank you for this video❤️

[@jeromeservais8085]

I like the detailed and nuance speech . It looks objective and it adds nuance

[@Mayur7Garg]

Butterfly effect using a butterfly. Neat!

[@faisalfaisalkamal7375]

Hero of ok rtfeygg

[@xa2148]

I miss when the weather was not extremely hot

[@DerivativeOfJungbluth]

Your father may give you a new home with a better weather.

[@cipher3966]

Are you four hundred years old? Or do you just miss winter? Your own perception our one's childhood memories are not reliable as evidence. You need longer records for that.

[@theunchosenhunter]

I hate it when people utter "the climate is lovely today"

[@atharvchandratre2470]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fantastic animation

[@yashjadhavyj.500subscriber6]

Fun Fact:The Sahara Desert Switches From A Desert To A To A Tropical Place Every 200 Thousand Years🏝🐪! -Fun Facts😊.

[@lovebirds9024]

How would you know?

[@lovebirds9024]

Lol Sos I just want know tho

[@yashjadhavyj.500subscriber6]

Love Birds Because I Saw It On A Video!

[@StormzAway]

@@yashjadhavyj.500subscriber6 from PBS Eons?

[@DerivativeOfJungbluth]

@@lovebirds9024 Sorry, but this is way more funny than I expected, hehe. "How would you know?" looks like "how are you capable of knowing this?", hehehehehehe

[@faccc]

Astounding graphics! But talking about IC and BC brought me back to think about my coming PDE exam 😆🙈

[@--Paws--]

2:31 Good use of the "butterfly effect"

[@itsnotyasir]

It's beem more than a year since it has rained consecutively in the country I live in. It is a tropical country and it always rains during the Monsoon seasons. This past year was different.

[@parantapojha9798]

we grabbed the knowledge now it is our responsibility to spread this..... how??? we can share this... use this as a reference while talking... and in many more ways....

[@felix_christopher]

Amazing art direction on this one!

[@suhasiniagrawal9569]

2020: it can't get any worse Ted ed - yes it can

[@blauwbeer556]

don't you mean worse?

[@suhasiniagrawal9569]

@@blauwbeer556 ya

[@barbm2375]

The animation is amazing! 💚

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

"Our Changing Climate" is a great channel for this topic...

[@onepunchpig4726]

Just remember that there are people claiming that Australia doesn’t exist

[@Namchha1]

Their brains don't exist

[@akshatverma6889]

There will always be people like that. Always have, always will be.

[@truthboom]

it doesn't exist 1 billion years ago ;c

[@cse_antonysun_1523]

"It never rain roses, if we want to rain roses, then plant roses"- best quotes for our planet now. Maybe there is this Covid 19 to remind us about how low we humans are.

[@realenew]

if it rain roses, I would be VERY worried

[@soupisfun1239]

Of course it is! I'm from Sindh, Pakistan, where, for the first time in 23 years, it has rained so much that a flood like situation prevails in the entire province.

[@bubbabluehorn]

As a Floridian it is business as usual apart from like 7 years ago when there was ice on the bushes for like 10 mins somehow

[@12345abhikabhi]

Thank you for this amazing video 💙💚🌍

[@talitameyer2581]

Me: lives a very hot country (in the 40s and 50s during summer in Celsius) Ted ed: it will get hotter by 1 degree every year. Me: how hot will it be in 10 years from now!

[@gjk-arts5855]

Talium now hot would it be 50 years from now 90 degrees?? Nah nah 140 degrees (Fahrenheit

[@Theakuoverlord]

Cleaning up the ocean is huge since that's where most oxygen is produced and water can absorb CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Plastic cuts off the water, reducing the area for gas exchange

[@JjMn1000]

Been watching this since a LONG time ago(your channel)

[@adamisthebest4688]

This is really helping me out

[@PRDreams]

Very well explained.

[@hanhphuctunhungieunhobe8675]

Thank channel for giving me a lot of knowledge

[@YashJadhav2011]

How Much I Learn At School:1%. How Much I Learn From Ted-Ed:99%. Keep Up To Good Work Ted-Ed😊👍!

[@gk-tube]

Nice point..

[@JadeTrading]

Another satisfying animation video 💛🙏

[@misterfox3370]

Thanks a lot for this ! I've recently wondered what the differences between weather and climate were, you answered it quite well I must say :)

[@darceyandlarney2595]

I love Ted Ed it’s so fun to watch and amazing

[@sanuku535]

0:03 Nice saying. I will be borowing IT thanks

[@bts_army_girl_50]

Hey ted-ed. I'm your loyal subscriber. Please make a video on the grandfather paradox i.e. what would happen if a person goes back in time and kills his grandfather.

[@vrathion1567]

Greetings Saravanan from Tamil Nadu

[@dheerajjadhav]

I Mean You Gotta Love Ted-Ed In Like 5 Minutes They Teach Nearly 2 Hours At School😊👍!

[@angelvu]

omg fr

[@akob108]

I learn more from youtube than school

[@anuragdas9509]

I literally saw another reply saying the same thing fro manother guy named dheeraj jadhav. Like are u seriously using multiple accounts to comment on the same video

[@aIkaIi]

@@anuragdas9509 LMAO I see it too

[@StormzAway]

@@anuragdas9509 KZbin is weird. I posted a comment once in a comment section (not from this video), but it shows two identical comments from me, even though I typed only one.

[@unknown_chillhuman]

Germany's weather is getting pretty unusual too. It's like every summer is getting worse and worse. A few years ago (about 4 years ago) it used to snow here in southern Germany but now not even a bit. We can still change sth though if people are willing to change their mentality. Hopefully

[@michaelnelson2976]

This is a question I have been curious about for so long....

[@AK__SINGH728]

I love to have news from ted wow but what it tells us is really effactive so which is why I really appreciate this that there someone who is looking after our clamate change

[@jacintopmdacosta3976]

It's amazing how they implemented the butterfly effect throughout the video.

[@sirmarky9991]

Thanks for this TEDEd

[@alexanderhuang1447]

I know there are people around the world who are aware of climate change accelerated by humans and are fighting to stop it, but I never hear about the results of these efforts. Did they work? Did they fail? Maybe TED-Ed could make a video on the world's progress toward mitigating the effects of climate.