Land surfaces are heating faster than the ocean surface,‏⁶ leading to heat waves, wildfires, and the expansion of deserts.‏¹⁴ Increasing atmospheric energy and rates of evaporation are causing more intense storms and weather extremes, damaging infrastructure and agriculture.‏¹⁵

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‏⁶ "Global Annual Mean Surface Air Temperature Change". NASA. Retrieved 23 February 2020..
‏¹⁴ IPCC AR5 WG2 Technical Summary 2014, pp. 44–46; D'Odorico et al. 2013.
‏¹⁵ Campbella et al. 2016; National Research Council 2012, pp. 26–27.