Scientists Warn That Climate Change Is Fueling More Destructive Hurricanes

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Published on August 29, 2022 - Duration: 01:31s

Scientists Warn That Climate Change Is Fueling More Destructive Hurricanes

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.

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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 Nationsโ€™ 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 Nationsโ€™ 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


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