Some extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and  severity as a result of climate change  . These include extreme rainfall events ; extreme and prolonged heat leading to catastrophic fires ; and more frequent and stronger cyclones/ hurricanes and resulting extreme rainfall . These extreme events, coupled with high vulnerability and exposure in many parts of the world, turn into disasters and affect millions of people every year. New advances enable the detection and attribution of these extreme events to climate change , with the most recent study saying that heavy rains leading to devastating floods in western Europe that captured the world's attention in July 2021 were made more likely due to climate change . Most WGII chapters  report various extreme event-induced disasters and their societal impacts. This cross-chapter box brings together authors from WGI and WGII to emphasise that disasters following extreme events have become the most visible and public face of climate change . These disasters reflect immediate societal and political implications of rising risks , but also provide windows of opportunity to raise awareness about climate change and to implement disaster-reduction policies and strategies  .
IPCC
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
IPCC Report