The next era of Atlantic hurricanes could be far more destructive
Posted by Creepyfaction@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 2 comments
Posted by Creepyfaction@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 2 comments
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The following submission statement was provided by /u/Creepyfaction:
"In brief:
Scientists expect dramatic swings between active and inactive hurricane seasons in the future.
The risk of back-to-back hurricanes is growing.
Hurricanes are expected to get more damaging and deadly.
Wild year-to-year swings — from punishing hyperactive seasons to quiet years with little activity — could well become the norm for future Atlantic hurricane seasons, according to recent climate change research.
The latest science paints a complex but alarming future, as the unprecedented amount of heat that humans are supplying to the climate system disrupts the fundamental atmospheric circulation pattern in which we designed our civilization.
During the coming busy seasons, death and destruction from unprecedented hurricane catastrophes will probably grow much more commonplace, because even as risks grow, people have continued to build in risky flood-prone regions. But eventually, the coming hurricane catastrophes will pose an increasing threat to the viability of living in many coastal areas, particularly in the Caribbean."
With climate change, the patterns regarding hurricane seasons are changing and this article covers what could be expected.
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Creepyfaction@reddit (OP)
"In brief:
Scientists expect dramatic swings between active and inactive hurricane seasons in the future. The risk of back-to-back hurricanes is growing. Hurricanes are expected to get more damaging and deadly. Wild year-to-year swings — from punishing hyperactive seasons to quiet years with little activity — could well become the norm for future Atlantic hurricane seasons, according to recent climate change research.
The latest science paints a complex but alarming future, as the unprecedented amount of heat that humans are supplying to the climate system disrupts the fundamental atmospheric circulation pattern in which we designed our civilization.
During the coming busy seasons, death and destruction from unprecedented hurricane catastrophes will probably grow much more commonplace, because even as risks grow, people have continued to build in risky flood-prone regions. But eventually, the coming hurricane catastrophes will pose an increasing threat to the viability of living in many coastal areas, particularly in the Caribbean."