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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Extreme Weather
Extreme temperatures are affecting many areas of the planet such as: Europe, Asia, America, etc. Many of these environmental catastrophes are arising because of global warming.
The average global temperature has increased significantly since the industrial revolution and the last decade (2010-2019) was the warmest decade on record. Of the 20 warmest years, 19 have passed since 2000. Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that in 2022 Europe experienced the second warmest year in its history and its hottest summer on record. Most evidence indicates that this is due to increased greenhouse gas emissions from human activity.