Extreme events are what we will experience, not the mean increase over time, and those extremes will, I think, have unforeseen knock-off effects, not only natural but also social and political.

Yes, that's the way i see it going. More like the sun passing through a magnifying glass and being focused on a certain area at a certain time to create the 'apocalypse now' effect at that location - with all of these events having the potential to trigger compounding effects.

For example with the Australian fires:
1. Massive amounts of C02 reducing trees transformed into a billowing bonfire of C02 emissions
2. Extended heatwave causing a spike in fossil fuel energy consumption due to increase in air conditioner use
3. Loss of habitats causing a crash in native animal populations (which may not increase temps but bloody sad none-the-less)