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?
Extreme Weather >
California Fires
In the recent years there has no doubt been a huge spike in fires across the globe. But in particular the Golden State has been hit hard and I feel as if it is slowly burning to a crisp. I believe that it is happening because of climate change. We used to have hot summers. But now we have 110 degree+ summers. This starts large fires and moves them quickly across valleys because of our gusty winds. This is just one example of how climate change is affecting us and our lives right now.
Hi. I agree with what you said. The fires in California have been very large fires that have caused lots of bad air quality for the state. I also agree that climate change is playing a part in these cases of extreme weather. As you said, there have been other instances of extreme weather around the globe that may have been caused by climate change. To reduce these instances of extreme weather, we need to reduce climate change and our carbon footprints.
Hi, your point is very much true. Indeed there has been an increase in natural fires, and it is definitely getting worse from global warming. The more the time goes by, the more gases we send into the atmosphere, which results in increased temperatures at different places.