In the Northern Hemisphere in 2017 and 2018 brought several destructive hurricanes to the shores of North America, the Caribbean, and throughout the Pacific rim. Such extreme weather events are predicted to get more common and more severe with increasing climate change.
Several participating classes in the ISCFC were or are in the path of these storms and we hope for the best for them, their families and communities.
We would love to hear from students affected directly and indirectly by extreme weather events, and also any students who have been following the news this summer.
What are your thoughts about the connection between climate change and extreme weather events? Has this hurricane season increased your concern about climate change or not? Do you think that US citizens and residents (and others in the region) will take climate change more seriously now?
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Living on an island make people vulnerable to climate change, such as the rise in the water level.
Great observation. I totally agree with what you said and I noticed the same problem. However, those people who live on those islands are far less contributors to the problem than someone who may not feel it as much. For example, according to the i2sea website, a school in Taiwan has an average carbon footprint of 10525 kgs, while a school in Nebraska has an average carbon footprint of 28045 kgs. This is part of the problem because those who are most affected by climate change, aren’t the main contributors. On the other hand, those who contribute the most, don’t understand what they are doing to the planet. In general, living near big bodies of water can be risky, and it’s not just islands. Places like California, Louisiana, and Florida all have big coasts and they are also affected by the change in sea level. Overall, make sure you think about everything you do and how it contributes to climate change.
Source - https://depts.washington.edu/i2sea/iscfc/compare.php