Wildfires In North And South America

There is speculation that climate change may have also have contributed to the storms intensity. Global warming may have made Sandy wetter and stronger. Hurricanes and tropical storms are fueled by warm water evaporating into the air. Records indicate that ocean surface temperatures are up 0.9 degrees

Greshko explains that this hurricane season has been so active because atmospheric conditions and surface seas temperatures have been warmer than normal. There have been other major hurricanes to make landfall on the continental US over the years but this season has still been unusual with two category 4 storms hitting land in a small space of time. It seems as though the longer it goes, the more severe it gets. Finally, Greshko concludes this article by talking about the cause of this catastrophic hurricane season being climate change. The climate plays a big role in weather and the warmer conditions will make for much worse tropical storms in the Atlantic. In the future individual will drop more precipitation in the future, since warmer air can hold more water vapor. The warmer temperatures are a result of human activity an if the climate continues to warm up then its predicted that storm surges will become much worse.

The air around us is constantly getting warmer, in fact 2001-2010 was the warmest decade ever recorded. According to the article,"Signs of Climate Change", the average tempature on Earth is predicted to rise between 4-12 degrees by 2100. The major rise of temperature is later causing droughts to happen more and more. In present day the droughts are already starting to get more powerful, last longer, and happen more often. In 2100 they are way worse than present day and they are continuing to get worse. With the combination of really high temperatures and the drought we are not longer able to grow crops such as corn, cabbage, lettuce, and watermelon here in 2100.

Wildfires are dangerous natural disasters. They cause a lot of damage to houses and kill lots of people every year. They also cause forests to burn down so lots of animals and plants get killed too. The United States Department of Agriculture says that starting fires that can be controlled would make wildfires easier to put out.It also helps new plants to grow and gets rid of bad plants and insects that make the trees sick.

Are Hurricanes being effective by global warming? Many studies have been conducted to look at the effects of global warming on hurricanes. Since Hurricane Katrina, Rita and Wilma pounded the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 with gigantic force, there have been more studies into how global warming is affecting Hurricanes. However before we can answer the question does global warming effect hurricanes, we must find out what a hurricane is and how it works? Then we must also define global warming and then how global warming may affect hurricanes in the future.

For instance in United States the relationship between wildfire and climate across the southwest United States involves an interaction between wet and dry cycles that evolves over many seasons and years. The fire–climate relationships identified in areas of Arizona and New Mexico dominated by xerophytic forests show that antecedent climate conditions months to years prior to fire seasons can be as important as the actual fire season conditions. Peak fire season (April, May and June) conditions are climatologically hot and dry across Arizona and New Mexico. Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation would do little to change already harsh conditions during the spring. Precipitation anomalies in seasons to years prior appear to

All around the world, environments are constantly changing. Forest fires take part in the way our environment change and although an increase in forest fires in North America can negatively affect some species, it provides opportunities for many others. Certain species have found ways to adapt and thrive in forest fires while others need fire for reproductive success. Forest fires also promote diversity and a healthy ecosystem. The longer term one looks, the more opportunities can be seen for species to evolve through forest fires.

The question still remains, how does climate change actually affect these hurricanes? Global warming is known for causing higher ocean temperatures; It is predicted temperature would rise by 3° to 5°C (34° to 41° Fahrenheit) by the year 2100. Respectively, the number of hurricanes may also flourish expeditiously since hurricanes are formed when there is warm bodies of water. With the increase in temperature, ice would likewise melt worldwide from sources such as: mountain glaciers, polar ice caps, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and the Arctic sea ice. In fact, scientists anticipate sea levels to rise by at least 25 meters (82 feet) by the year 2100. Consequently, when there is a rising sea level, it is known to cause a more

Imagine a single ember from a cigarette causing one million acres to burn in the United States alone! Because of the intensity of these fires, and the amount of acres burned, the United States is now approximately seven-billion dollars more debt. Casualties and injuries occur with wildfires along with seventy-three percent of the houses and buildings in the vicinity being charred or destroyed.

To begin the study of hurricanes, the first thing to do is analyze how they are being impacted. All hurricanes that are forming now, are strongly affected by global warming. According to Oxford Dictionary, global warming is “a gradual increase in the overall

Global warming is one of the biggies topic issues in our society today, with that being said there are many misconceptions or misunderstandings of what global warming will to affect our worlds climates. Throughout this paper I plan to inform you of what Global Warming is, how Climates work to form severe weather systems that produce Hurricanes and what global warming will do to affect how hurricanes form and act. With severe weather systems such as Hurricanes, Tornadoes and typhoons, global warming will have a serious impact on millions of people across the globe, who are at risk of these violent acts of nature, and global warming will only make these events worse.

Hurricanes and tropical storms receive their energy from the ocean’s warmth, and since global warming is heating up the ocean, scientist predict hurricanes and tropical storms will last for a longer duration and become more extreme, destructive and will be an enormous issue for coastal communities. In fact, this year the total amount in damage the USA had to suffer from the Atlantic Hurricane Season was $590.7 million and a total of 88 fatalities.

Writer for CNN, Eric Levenson, reports, “The Oklahoma Forestry Service told CNN the fires burned 400,000 acres, and prompted Gov. Mary Fallin to declare a state of emergency for 22 counties. Officials in four other states said that 400,000 acres were destroyed in Kansas, 325,000 in the Texas Panhandle and 30,000 in Colorado.” Thousands of wildfires happen every year and there are still no solutions for them. Wildfires are an issue all across the US. This problem could be reduced if humans would not leave fires unattended and stopped carelessly disregarding cigarettes.

Recent events such as four extremely powerful hurricanes (Irma, Katia, Harvey, Jose) have destroyed several regions of the United States and countries by the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico from the months August to September. How did global warming factor in the extent of damage done by the tropical cyclones? Therefore, the increasing temperature is causing hurricanes to hold more water, rain heavier, and have more water to hold from the rising sea levels. Consequently, this will increase the amount of damage. This change in the hurricanes has such a huge negative impact on civilizations like frequent and heavier floods, rainstorms, home and other buildings destroyed, and increasing death tolls. In addition, I believe this article answers my question by stating the aspects of hurricanes that climate change affects. It is inconceivable to

The melting ice caps are having a dramatic affect on the polar regions of the earth. For example, the average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast than the rest of the world (nrdc.org). The once prominent ice is now melting at a dramatic speed, which is affecting native people, wildlife, and plants. When the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf splintered, the freshwater lake that it surrounded drained into the ocean, along with the ecosystem that inhabited it. Polar bears, whales, walrus and seals are changing their feeding and migration patterns, making it harder for native people to hunt them (nrdc.org). Because of the flooding, entire villages will be uprooted order to avoid being swamped. Also, the Arctic coastlines are beginning to move as well. The melting ice caps are threatening the native peoples’ cultural identity and their very survival. Ice-dependant animals, such as walruses and ring seals will be greatly affected by the melting ice caps (treehugger.com). They have fewer places to rest on, as well as fewer places to hunt. If the ice caps keep melting, their lives will become in great danger. The melting ice caps are not only affecting the Polar Regions, but they are also affecting the rest of the world as well in the form of rising ocean levels.