Hurricanes, Climate Change, and You.

After learning about what climate change and Hurricanes are, it is now relevant to learn how the two come together. Over the past couple of years, many news outlets and activists have pushed forward the idea of the existence of climate change. After months and years of research, there is proven fact that the Earth's climate is changing and that it is objectively getting warmer. Because of this, there are a rise in natural disasters occurring around the world with the most recent being Hurricanes affecting southeast United States and the Caribbean. So how does the earth getting warmer cause hurricanes to run rampant as cause as much damage as Maria, Irma, and Harvey have done?



Yes Really...


Well, hurricanes are formed in areas near the Atlantic Ocean or the equator, and are formed when warm air, created by the earth’s climate, mixes with the cooler air that is typically found surrounding the ocean’s surface. Water and heat evaporate from the surface of the ocean and winds begin to build up and spin. The cooler dry air sinks down in the middle in what is known as the eye of the hurricane.

So in essence, hot water is more abundant than ever because the earth is so hot that it makes the formation of Hurricanes easier, and since many hurricanes are formed near the Atlantic Ocean, you see many natural disasters occur in those areas. So when you hear that Puerto Rico was hit twice with Hurricanes, it is because of its unfortunate geographical location. Many hurricanes just happen to spawn in areas near Puerto Rico and Florida.