The honduran air force attacking from above. we tell the pepulation attacking from above. we tell the population that attacking from above. we tell the population that rescue . the population that rescue teams and firefighters are working in the area. we will not rest until the fire is under control. at the same time, the teams will provide humanitarian aid to affected people. it is believed more than 100 homes and businesses were destroyed, with a number of people injured. it is of people in ured. it is reauy. of people in ured. it is reauy. | of people injured. it is really, ithink- of people injured. it is really, i think of- of people injured. it is really, i think of the l of people injured. it is - really, i think of the worst they have gone through, because even with the hurricane s, they had choppers, they could move up to the mountain, to the hills, but the fire, it was just, i think the worst. people were running in panic. last year on the mainland, wejust didn t know
Suffering now. this morning when we woke up with the pictures and videos of what was happening, wejust pictures and videos of what was happening, we just start crying because we have been there many times and we know that this fire would do the whole island. the only place that the people could go to save themselves was the ocean. it has been really, i think, the worst that they have gone through because even with the hurricane s, they had shelters, they could move up to the mountain to the hills but with the fire, it was just. i think the worst. people were running in panic. us here on the mainland, wejust didn t know what to do. length for food for the port that we
Back to the heating at the end of the day. the heating that is caused by fossil fuels has now warmed every region of the world and whether it s wild fires out west, which of course the heat is drying out soil layers, drying out vegetation, creating more fuel for those wild fires. we also see an increase noted in the report in dry, windy, hot conditions that is that fire prone weather that s referenced in the report. down here in the southeast, we re talking about, of course, year on year on year of headlines about hurricanes. it s not just ida. we have seen this every single year with record-topping hurricanes. the report calls out increase in category 4 and 5s in recent ze kads and notes these will as well get worse with warming. we saw hurricane ida s intensification over the warmest waters of gulf. that would be exhibit a in the strong role between ocean surface warming and tropical cyclone and hurricane strength. professor kim cobb, we appreciate you being with us.
Waiting to get gas. you know this sort of come bounds over the next few days. yeah. it has this domino effect it affects sewage, being able to get gas. all of these things it s one big line. we re thinking of your people and your cousin doing very important work that is critical. hopefully going to help a lot of people. thank you, ryan. god bless ryan s cousin. hurricane s, wild fires, floods, heat waves, drought. millions of people dealing with the impact of these disasters this morning. as the climate crisis accelerates, experts say these extreme events will only become more severe and more frequent. joining me now is kim cobb, one of the lead authors of the new u.n. climate report. professor, thanks so much for being with us. thank you for having me. for years what experts like you have told us is that climate change doesn t necessarily create these events, but it adds to the intensity of them. it makes them the destructive