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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The Growth in Extreme Weather
Recently, odd weather patterns have increased dramatically. In addition to the the Midwest cold spell, the Paradise, CA wildfire, and the on-and-off weather in the East, the hurricanes south of the US have increased to where we've gotten at least 3 in a much shorter time than it usually took a few years ago. This has been increasing in recent years, which runs suspiciously similar to the increase in climate change. Ignoring these problems (as many people are doing) can lead to devastating consequences.