
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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I noticed that climate change is becoming a big problem, because of increasing temperatures. last summer it was hot with very high temperatures in my hometown. some days there were strong floods, creating landslides not far from where i live because of the very high temperatures and some plants in my garden dried up.

I have also noticed increased temperatures throughout more of the year in my hometown, as well as worsening disasters that cause more and more damage every year.

I think this is visible where I live as well. I feel like being able to really see the effects of climate change where you live can be really impactful, and hopefully will drive people to taking stronger action against the climate crisis. Increasing average summer temperatures, more severe and frequent wildfires, and more atmospheric rivers are all effects we are experiencing in Vancouver. It can be concerning, but I hope it will help people to see how urgent this crisis really is.

I have also noticed these extreme temperatures where I live as well. I think that being able to realize the actions climate change as done to your city or town is really impactful. And as a community I hope for people to take more impactful actions against this climate disaster. And in my city Vancouver there has been increasing temperature in winter and summer and more occurring forest fires. Lastly I pray that people are gonna take action from these climate crisis.

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I completely agree with all of you, climate change is becoming more noticeable and dangerous every year. I have also seen the effects in my area, especially with hotter summers and heavier rainfall that sometimes causes flooding. In addition to extreme temperatures, I think it's important to mention how these changes also affect agriculture and food production. Crops are more likely to fail due to drought or unexpected weather events, which can lead to higher food prices and shortages. It's clear that we need to raise awareness and take stronger action to protect our environment and future.

I think the fires in Los Angeles are a very good example of the traumatic effect of bad weather due to how, even though the time of year meant there should have been rain, the fires were able to advance without restraint. We need to figure out a way to combat this, like raising money and awareness to stop people from blatantly ignoring the dreadful future in store for them.


I've also noticed global temperatures increasing. The Chasing Ice documentary showed me how much the ice caps are melting. This is the best example of global temperature increase because the visual of icecaps melting and falling away felt very real. That is in contrast to the graphs I've seen that show the temperature rise but don't show its effects.