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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Recent Temperature Changes in Sacramento, California
In the past few years, I have noticed that every year during summer, the temperatures in Sacramento rise slowly. This is most likely caused by the increased global warming over the past decade or two. In 2022 the temperature was recorded at the highest average of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and this year the highest temp recorded was 103 degrees Fahrenheit, and its predicted that by 2050, Sacramento will have a average of 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit. The cause of this could be the increase in the burning of fossil fuels and not reusing items we can save, and also maybe not using renewable energy.