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 am very worried about the more extreme weather occurring due to climate change. Stronger storms, hurricanes, and floods mean that people along the coast will be in more danger, and the destruction caused by these events will be a lot greater than before.
I am also worried about the increasing extreme weather. There's also droughts and snowstorms that will affect people that are vulnerable. An example is the recent snowstorms in the state of Texas that may be linked to climate change, the people there are not used to the snow and many have lost power and water because they were not ready. If that is linked to climate change, it shows how quickly and randomly it could happen when you least expect it.
I agree with KassieKnudson7 and i think there is very good reason to be worried about extreme weather. Because of climate change weather is becoming less and less predictable and becoming more and more extreme. As of right now there are already climate refugees that were forced to flee their country due to floods, droughts, fires and storms caused by climate change. And the more this continues the worse it will get and more refugees will be forced to flee their homes.