Scientists Warn That , Climate Change Is Fueling , More Destructive Hurricanes.
'The Independent' reports that
2022's relatively calm hurricane
season may be coming to an end. .
According to the National Hurricane Center,
four tropical storms are currently
developing in the Atlantic Ocean.
Despite meteorologists predicting
an above-average hurricane season, 2022 has
had one of the quietest starts in recent years.
Scientists have warned that as the world's average
temperature and sea levels rise, hurricanes will
become stronger and cause more catastrophic damage.
'The Independent' reports that the rising sea level
threatens to drive stronger storms that risk
inundating coastal cities like Tokyo and New Orleans.
'The Independent' reports that the rising sea level
threatens to drive stronger storms that risk
inundating coastal cities like Tokyo and New Orleans.
Global sea level has risen
by approximately eight inches
since the 19th century.
According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
the top layer of the ocean has also increased in
temperature by about 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1901.
Higher temperatures fuel hurricane growth,
power intense winds and send more
water up into the atmosphere.
Higher temperatures fuel hurricane growth,
power intense winds and send more
water up into the atmosphere.
According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the annual number of Category 3 or greater cyclones has increased in the past forty years.
According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the annual number of Category 3 or greater cyclones has increased in the past forty years.
A few of the deadly storms experienced
in just the past four years, include: , Hurricane Laura in Louisiana,
Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, ...
A few of the deadly storms experienced
in just the past four years, include: , Hurricane Laura in Louisiana,
Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, ...
... Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Phillippines.
... Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Phillippines