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 climate change and these extreme weather events are definitely connected, and science supports this thought. According to Earthjustice (earthjustice.org), an environmental organization, the increasing global temperature is causing more evaporation. And, as a result, more moisture is present in the atmosphere which makes extreme weather events more likely. I think that this year’s hurricane/fire season has made me very concerned about climate change and the extreme weather events that happen because of it. As a US citizen, I hope that all who live here start to take this problem more seriously. Though I do see many people talking about it and treating it as a real issue, there is no overwhelming agreement amongst all of us that climate change is the problem. And, until we can all agree, not much can be done to prevent the inevitable. What do you think should be done to prevent these disasters? How does this relate to helping climate change as a whole?
Hi @weberm25 ! I totally agree with what you said , climate change touch the world and some country start to fall victim to extreme weather like hurricane ( In US , Japan) , flood in Venise. As a FR citizen , the big city like Paris contaminate the air , lots of people die every year due to pollution and even the agreement of Paris as been signed , the temperature increase every year , the rising water continue to increase , the glaciers melt every day. So the world need to change quickly for the future generation and for us. Because the world would be shut off.
I definitely agree, there is so much evidence that relates extreme weather to climate change! However, some people who are lucky enough to not experience these tragedies don't treat them nearly as much of a serious threat as they should. In addition, the people who have experienced these disasters and know that it's caused by climate change can't do much because they are still recovering and getting back on their feet. Because of this, not enough people are taking action because even though it's obvious what climate change has caused. They either don't realize how bad it actually is or they can't do anything about it. Action needs to be taken immediately by those who can or it'll just worsen from here and cause suffering for everyone.