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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Recovering From Hurricanes
I live in Houston, TX and have seen first hand the devastation a hurricane can leave behind. As we put more and more carbon in to the atmosphere, we are just making the problem worse. While I believe that we need to be doing everything we can to limit the amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere, we also need to be working on sustainable ways to recover from severe natural disasters.
Hurricanes not only destroy homes, but they scatter trash and chemicals over wide distances. According to CBS News 8 million cubic yards of trash have piled up as the result of Hurricane Harvey. We should use this opportunity to try out sustainable ways to get rid of trash and to build more Eco-friendly houses. Not only does this help the homeowners who lost their homes and the surrounding community, but it will help the environment in the long run.