Southern America is known for its hurricanes and tropical storms. These hurricanes have been shown to occur from June 1st to November 30th, in the Atlantic. And May 15th to November 30th in the pacific. We’ve seen the most devastating hurricanes within this time frame, such as Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Maria, and Hurricane Jeanne. The biggest similarities with all 3 of these large hurricanes, minus the destruction, is their locations being very close to one another.
Hurricanes are defined as having low pressure eyes, with winds over 100 mph swirling around the eye in a spiral shape. A hurricanes ability to cycle around an eye is greatly due to the earth’s rotation. As climate change becomes a growing issue hurricanes are also affected. As global temperatures rise hurricanes happen more frequently, and more intensely.
These hurricanes have become almost like a culture in the American south. Can you believe it? A culture of routine destruction, like clockwork. These states have dealt with yearlong damage which I can only imagine. One of my best friends family had to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina because their business was destroyed and had to be relocated to where we both live now.
While many people believe that hurricanes are bad for cities, there are other weather related phenomena that can be amplified with global warming. These other phenomena threaten the very existence of some states. Current sea-level projections predict that by 2050 or sooner much of Florida will be underwater. For example, the link provided in the bottom f this post give you guys access to a website I found that shows an interactive map for the southeastern part of America as the years go by and the level of seawater get higher.
To conclude, I would say that given the state of global warming and climate change it is very likely sometime ion the distant future that we will have to say goodbye to a few cities in Florida, including Miami, as they will be flooded out. They will be flooded out by the naturel increase of the sea-level if not by being bombarded by hurricanes, which increase their intensities as temperature increases.
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