It’s not just you: the weather is getting worse. And if there’s one person who would know, it’s “America’s weatherman,” Al Roker, who’s spent decades reporting live from some of the worst storms and natural disasters in history. He explains how we can each take action to address climate change and work towards a more sustainable, hopeful future for generations to come.
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Soup Dragon
September 18, 2023 at 12:41 pm
If they’d stop using weather altering weaponry, perhaps things would calm down.
DrummerlovesBookworm
September 18, 2023 at 1:10 pm
Thanks for being enlightened. I’m always hoping there are others.
ben godfrey
September 18, 2023 at 12:46 pm
only when the hurricanes destroy the cotton and corn crops will the corporations have a moment’s pause.
BlueEyed Scorpio
September 18, 2023 at 3:57 pm
🎉
JoeyTheChin
September 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm
Folks CALM DOWN!! The weather changes ALL THE TIME!!! The Sun has a lot to do with our weather, and we are in the midst of SUN CYCLE 25. This cycle is known to be extremely violent with CME’S and Filament ejections.
Remember that GOD CONTROLS THE WEATHER!!
Stephen Shaw
September 18, 2023 at 1:06 pm
Preach it brother! ❤
DD PWE
September 18, 2023 at 12:52 pm
If as an individual, you care, the best thing YOU can do is go WFPB. WFPB from a Western diet is 75% LESS POLLUTING. We need to stop pointing fingers at others to do something first and start voting with our wallets.
Stephen Shaw
September 18, 2023 at 1:04 pm
You complain about tiny individuals burning fossil fuels, yet you seem very concerned about our fighting forces, who happen to waste more fuel into the atmosphere than any other conglomerate.
BlueEyed Scorpio
September 18, 2023 at 3:56 pm
🎉💯
DrummerlovesBookworm
September 18, 2023 at 1:08 pm
I’m yelling here: YES, AL, AND NOW WE KNOW THAT THE EFFING US GOVERNMENT HAS ALL THE ABILITIES TO MANIPULATE THE WEATHER. LET US SEE WHAT SHAKES OUT IN MAUI.
ALL THE AGENCIES ARE CORRUPT. THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WILL NOT REPORT ON THE UFOS. IT TURNS OUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN LYING TO AND MANIPULATING THE PEOPLE FOR DECADES. IT TOOK SOCIAL MEDIA AND RELENTLESS DIGGING TO EXPOSE IT.
THERE’S NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, VIRUSES, PHARMACEUTICALS, ELECTIONS, OR ANYTHING ELSE.
I’M NOT TOUCHED BY YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER STORY. THAT IS A TACTIC. WHO PAYS YOU TO EITHER LIE OR BE SILENT ABOUT THINGS? YOU’VE BEEN AROUND TOO LONG NOT TO BE GUILTY OR COMPLICIT, MR. MAINSTREAM MEDIA PERSONALITY.
Leah
September 18, 2023 at 1:13 pm
Republicans don’t think Climate Change is real and people still vote for them. It’s like talking to a brick wall.
adstix
September 18, 2023 at 1:54 pm
As always, there will be those who will shout out loud that this is all a hoax!
Davydh Trethewey - mawkernewek
September 18, 2023 at 1:54 pm
6:20 Perhaps they should ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Make America Rake Again!
Jay Nalupta
September 18, 2023 at 1:58 pm
There are so many weather casters globally. I’ve always wondered why each of these people never mentioned climate change for decades in their time on TV. Imagine if they all rang out as a chorus, alerting the world every day. Maybe it doesn’t have an impact, more likely it would have.
Kate
September 18, 2023 at 2:42 pm
As someone who is supposedly living in tornado alley, i have noticed that we don’t seem to have those storms anymore… the alley definitely moved.
Dan
September 18, 2023 at 3:59 pm
We need real estate moguls to speak up about climate change
Lokrian Xamphiir
September 18, 2023 at 4:11 pm
Oh no, climate change gets in the way of military operations. We can’t do war as good. Drat! Has Al ever worn the same suit twice?
Marcus Eli Ravage
September 18, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Those lines in the sky certainly have nothing to do with the disruptive changes in weather…
Censorship Kills
September 18, 2023 at 4:58 pm
Everyone worrying about climate change should ask what effect does the aluminum and other microscopic particles that are spread across the skies, daily, have. It is highly flammable and our firefighters have said, repeatedly, fires are behaving differently, burning hotter and faster. Contrails should disappear behind planes. Everything should be investigated and debated honestly.
Sam Rey
September 18, 2023 at 5:33 pm
USA is so divided right now that I don’t think he convinced most people in that room about climate change. Pretty sure he pushed some even more into denying it rather than accept 😅
Jonathan F.
September 18, 2023 at 5:38 pm
If only he knew someone on national TV who could have talked about climate change 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago..
b a
September 18, 2023 at 6:18 pm
The climate is changing as it always has, always does, and always has.
Frederick Lynch
September 18, 2023 at 6:33 pm
What about flooding? All this housing going in using stick build construction, requires massive amounts of lumber, resulting in two problems: deforestation and fuel for fires – use concrete. Also the use of non-permeable sidewalks and streets. The water has no where to go, so it’s runoff to the rivers, which can’t contain it, resulting in flooding , landslides and mud slides. These “…gotta make the money, screw the next generation”, don’t think about their anything except themselves. As Mr. Roker says VOTE, and then DEMAND action from these used car salesmen and dentists that you vote into office – oh right, they ARE the problem.
Hakuna
September 18, 2023 at 6:35 pm
😂😂😂😂 have to have infrastructure.😂😂😂😂 would you like to know the forecast for this winter? Weatherman Ted😂😂😂😂😂
Remy Mccoy
September 18, 2023 at 6:59 pm
and BAD KARMA 😂😂😂
jsn krn
September 18, 2023 at 7:04 pm
I hate leaf blowers. Where I live they are going 7 days a week, and they start at 7:00 am or earlier…everyday sometimes for 30 minutes at a time. It’s such a waste, they just blow everything onto the neighbors lots, then someone comes the next day and blows it back onto their lots. The only thing that is accomplished is a lot of dust, noise, wasted time and pollution.
H In The Groove
September 18, 2023 at 7:27 pm
Al is the weatherman 😊
John Kesich
September 18, 2023 at 8:04 pm
Good thing global warming is a hoax – think how bad things would be if it weren’t.
Damian Butler
September 18, 2023 at 8:58 pm
Great talk ❤
Chris Lee
September 18, 2023 at 10:49 pm
0:24: ⛈ The speaker discusses the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, blizzards, wildfires, and flooding.
1:01: Recent extreme weather events include dangerous air quality from Canadian wildfires, atmospheric rivers, cyclogenic bombs, rising ocean levels, paralyzing winter storms, unprecedented heat, and flash flooding.
3:48: 🌍 Climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, leading to displacement and loss of cultural heritage.
4:06: Indigenous communities in the United States are already being compensated for relocation due to sea level rise and warming of the atmosphere.
4:36: Extreme climate events such as drought, rainfall, and wildfires are forcing rural communities from their homes and impacting their lives, communities, and culture.
7:10: 🌍 The video discusses the importance of xeriscaping, sustainable clothing, and political engagement in protecting the environment.
8:21: Engagement and voting are crucial in advocating for environmental issues.
Recap by Tammy AI
P. B. Foote
September 18, 2023 at 11:53 pm
Thanks Al!
Kashyap K
September 18, 2023 at 11:56 pm
As long as humans don’t stop production of meat & plastic, all this talk means nothing. Can atleast one state of America set example to rest of the world by quitting meat & plastic (production & consumption)
Slytherben
September 19, 2023 at 12:15 am
After covid, people I interact with could care less about “doom” from climate change. People I know got rid of their recycle bins, traded in their Teslas, and bought big trucks. If I was a politician running for office I’d be scared of discussing this subject because distrust of the government is at an all time high. It’s sad. But imo the government brought this on themselves
Chance Fox Hauck
September 19, 2023 at 2:13 pm
The American Identity crisis. Who will be be without big trucks and microplastic ?
Carmel Brain
September 19, 2023 at 1:06 am
wishful, too many simultaneous tipping points
Ben Zacuto
September 19, 2023 at 1:13 am
too bad industrial agriculture or corporate greed wasn’t mentioned AT ALL. shameful.
o_o
September 19, 2023 at 1:46 am
but we can’t really do anything about it and just reducing is futile
Andy Cordy
September 19, 2023 at 3:06 am
Thank you. Everyone knows that the reaction of the climate change deniers will be dismissive but thankfully opinions are slowly changing.
It might seem like we are heading for climate change overload but thare or some people who are still not getting it and not thinking about what we need to do to make a difference ourselves
anahata2009
September 19, 2023 at 3:22 am
Nice talk. But I wish he had said more about the potential for food scarcity. Crops that are destroyed by drought or fire or flood can’t feed us. Topsoil that’s washed away by flooding, or blown away by winds when it’s bone dry, can’t feed us.
matthew peterson
September 19, 2023 at 7:31 pm
Food vulnerability is our Achilles heel, I think…
Deep Ashtray
September 19, 2023 at 9:16 am
With the evidence now overwhelming, climate change deniers have moved from total denial of any problem to the world is warming, but it’s part of the natural cycles so there’s no need to curb our dependence on fossil fuels. When I ask about the need to pour resources into mitigating the damages due to “natural” warming they consistently go quiet.
ronkirk50
September 19, 2023 at 9:57 am
Everyone can sense that weather is getting wilder by the increase in news reports, but it is reinforcing to see the actual data. Unfortunately, those who could provide the leadership in both the public and private sectors have the resources to insulate themselves from the worst effects of climate change so they continue to make self-serving decisions.
jason ward
September 19, 2023 at 10:36 am
Thank you Al
Hiệp Khách Hành
September 19, 2023 at 11:11 am
❤❤❤
Zach
September 19, 2023 at 11:44 am
Imagine being so arrogant that with only 50 years of satellite images you think you can predict the patterns and end of the world
Kaufman Entertainment
September 19, 2023 at 2:10 pm
He’s not a meteorologist, even though he played one on TV. It’s a bit disturbing that TED has elevated him to climatologist. One thing is certain, he never really left the roll of Ronald McDonald.
Chance Fox Hauck
September 19, 2023 at 2:15 pm
Takes one to know one
Chance Fox Hauck
September 19, 2023 at 2:12 pm
Has to go “private” to speak the truth about global warming. Thank you Al Roker🤍
SkyeRangerNick
September 19, 2023 at 3:45 pm
Thank you Mr. Roker.
Dissmor2
September 19, 2023 at 4:14 pm
chemtrails,HAARP, cloud seeders, lasers…..
matthew peterson
September 19, 2023 at 7:37 pm
James Hansen (et al.) most recent paper – “Global Warming in the Pipeline (waiting for peer review) states that the end game on the current CO2 levels (plus the forcing of all GHG’s) is 10 degrees centigrade. 4 degrees by the end of the century. We are expected to reach these temps without any changes to emissions levels. Our society is coming up to some very serious changes!!!!
Icecreamtruck Og
September 20, 2023 at 12:39 am
Scientists have been warning about this for more than 50 years. Not many people were listening.
Elwit Kauesa
September 20, 2023 at 3:19 am
Science & human civilization will come to an end if science is continued silenced…
Dan
September 20, 2023 at 4:33 am
Once in office, the oil companies take control of the elected officials.
Superior Mobile by 13 Fabrication & Personalization
September 20, 2023 at 10:19 am
thanks Al Roker!
Alexander Chen
September 20, 2023 at 10:59 am
The more human intervention to nature, the more extreme nature becomes.
Stryk3r
September 20, 2023 at 12:54 pm
Hey BATTERY lawn mowers are freaking amazing!! Induction stove are just stunning!