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Name: Jasmine Louis Informative Online Article In this article, I will be discussing and analyzing the natural disaster that is, Hurricanes using the scientific method. These are natural disasters triggered by low-pressure storm systems, causing strong winds and heavy rain, with devastating consequences both during and after the event. The conditions that exist during a hurricane are, dangerously high winds, heavy rainfall, and severe flooding (ready.gov, 2022). The enviornmental factors of a hurricane include a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph (NOAA, 2020). Hurricanes originate in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico, the eastern North Pacific Ocean, and, less frequently, the central North Pacific Ocean (NOAA, 2020). Some similarities and differences that exist between different events of my chosen phenomenon include Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Hilary. Both hurricanes were a category 4. Harvey hit in August of 2017 at the state of Texas and Louisiana causing just over 100 deaths (weather.gov, 2017). Hilary on the other hand affected Southern California and parts of Nevada in August of 2023. No casualties have been reported as of yet, however there has been severe flooding and power outages due to this event (abcnews, 2023). The IPCC AR6 indicates that humans have caused the Earth's climate to warm, contributing 0.8 to 1.3 degrees Celsius to global mean temperature since the late 1800s. This is likely to increase coastal temperatures which can cause more tropical cyclones, leading to higher rainfall rates, intensities, and the proportion of tropical cyclones reaching very intense levels. Model projections suggest an increase in rainfall, intensities, and the proportion of Category 4 and 5 storms, but there is less confidence in future projections due to the decrease in global frequency of all tropical cyclones combined. This in turn, can have a more negative impact on peoples homes, buildings, electrical wires can be broken due to increased flooding (GFDL, 2023). Hurricanes are already a very powerfully destructive force enough to where it has taken lives before so more people are at life threatening risks if this phenomen ends up occurring more often. To further look into the subject I have come up with a question about Hurricanes to develop a hypothesis on them: If global warming worsens, will Hurricanes be more of a frequent occurrence as the years go by? From what I’ve gathered and according to research since global warming has gradually been making the earth’s temperature hotter over time, It is more than likely for more Hurricanes to occur. Climate change is causing longer hurricane seasons, especially in the Gulf of Mexico, which has warmed twice as fast as the global ocean from 1970 to 2020. In conclusion, This article discusses and analyzes hurricanes, natural disasters triggered by low-pressure storm systems, causing strong winds and heavy rain. They originate in the Atlantic basin, including the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, eastern North Pacific Ocean, and central North Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes have
caused devastating consequences during and after events, with dangerously high winds, heavy rainfall, and severe flooding. The IPCC AR6 indicates that human-caused climate warming has increased coastal temperatures, leading to more tropical cyclones and higher rainfall rates. However, future projections suggest an increase in rainfall, intensities, and the proportion of Category 4 and 5 storms. Hurricanes are already powerfully destructive, causing more people at life-threatening risks if they become more frequent. The article also raises the question of whether global warming will increase the frequency of hurricanes. The best way to get through these devastating disasters would be to, gather supplies and get familiar with local exacuation areas for future use. References: ready.gov. (2022). Hurricanes. https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-5iCmfjh2AIVWbjACh34qQ_JEAAY AiAAEgK-SPD_BwE NOAA. (2020). What is a Hurricane. https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/hurricanes Weather.gov. (2017). Major Hurricane Harvey - August 25-29, 2017. https://www.weather.gov/crp/hurricane_harvey Abcnews. (2023). Hilary updates: Over 1 foot of rain hits San Bernardino as LA avoids catastrophe. https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hurricane-hilary/?id=102393064 GFDL. (2023). Global Warming and Hurricanes. https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/
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