Extreme Events, Urgencies, and Climate Change

The hurricane season has left behind a trail of human and material destruction throughout the Caribbean and the United States. Scientists are increasingly assertive about the connection between climate change and the growing strength and frequency of extreme events, such as hurricanes Harvey and Irma, occurring last September in the Caribbean and in the south of the United States, mainly in Texas and Florida. There is clear evidence that hurricane Irma gained strength due to the unusual warming of the Caribbean Sea. The rise of the sea level is worsened by climate change, aside from enhancing hurricane impact

Climate change · Geography · Climate Change and Sustainable Development · Earthquake and Tsunami Effects · Environmental Science · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research · Geology · Oceanography