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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Global warming affecting storms and rising ocean levels
Global warming is heavily affecting storms because the rising ocean levels and a warmer climate is making storms stronger while they are in the ocean so when they hit and if there aren't any barrier islands the storms won't slow down and get weaker so when they do make landfall they would be devastating to areas that aren't prepared for flooding. so the people that are stuck might either be seriously injured or they might either lose their homes and quite possibly their lives.
I do agree with your claim. Global warming is causing the ice caps at both poles to start slowly melting. Because of this, ocean levels are rising at a higher rate than ever before. And to add to that, hurricanes and other storms like monsoons form in more humid tropical weather. So with ocean levels rising, and warmer, more humid air, it is all just a perfect combination for disaster. And this is not good because for people who live in areas that get monsoons and hurricanes often, they could lose a lot more than their homes.