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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Wildfires in California
Every year, California experiences extreme wildfires that greatly impact the environment and everyone in it. These wildfires seem to get worse and more frequent each year. Even though the fires are mainly in the mountains and forested areas, where I live, in the valley, every summer, there will be a few weeks where the air is completely toxic due to smoke from all the wildfires. The smoke is thick and heavy. You can't even go outside without your eyes stinging and your throat being coated with smoke. The areas where the fires are happening have it even worse. This is a big problem that needs to be fixed. The fires pollute the atmosphere, burn down wildlife, and kill animals and humans. This will only get worse as climate change worsens. If we want a good future, we need to work to prevent wildfires and take care of the environment.