Research on the Relationship between Increasing Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Extreme Weather Events

Abstract—Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas emitted through human activities that impact human beings and the natural ecosystem. According to a study done in 2019, human activities were seen to accumulate approximately 80 percent of all United States greenhouse gas emissions. The earth's carbon cycle depicts carbon dioxide as a naturally present gas circulating in plants, soil, ocean, animals, and the atmosphere. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to assess how an increase in the concentration of CO2 is correlated to more extreme weather events. The research was geared to help combat climate change since the impacts of severe weather are always catastrophic. Also, the study would help in improving public health, avoiding the runaway cost of climate change, protecting vital ecosystems and species, and preserving water resources and clean water. The research topic is carbon dioxide's role in extreme weather events. Literature studies were used in collecting qualitative data. From the analysis, the study found out that an increase in carbon dioxide concentration leads to more extreme weather and climate events in the atmosphere. It discovered that human-related emissions since the industrial revolution are responsible for an increase in carbon dioxide.