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 think that both of them are connected because of the pollution of our atmosphere and environment, this destroys glaciers, and other natural barriers against hurricanes or natural events that destroy environments. I also think that weather patterns are diverted and messed up due to climate change. I think due to climate change hurricanes and tornadoes hit areas that they usually would never, so the area is not prepared for the hurricane or tornado so the environment is impacted badly. This hurricane season has not really concerned me too much cause there's not much that I can do to stop it. No I do not think US citizens will take it seriously due to our severe dependence on carbon and gas and oil and fossil fuels.
I agree with you, climate change truly has a significant impact on weather conditions, which can increasingly be noticed in winter in my country, where temperatures are higher than usual for the season and there is very little snow. I believe it is important for all of us to become aware of our role in protecting and preserving the environment and to start changing our habits in order to reduce the damage and mitigate the effects of climate change, such as melting glaciers, disruption of seasons, heat waves, and so on.