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Why do some people blame the increasing number of hurricanes on global warming?
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∙ 13y ago
This is due to the fact that, as the ocean is warmed up slowly from global warming, the probabilty of hurricanes increase.
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Which statement best explains how global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes?
Global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes because warmer ocean temperatures provide more energy for storm formation. Additionally, global warming can lead to changes in atmospheric conditions that favor the development and intensification of hurricanes.
Is the number of icebergs increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing as human induced Global Warming ravages the Earth.
Why may global warming lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes?
You won't find these articles because there are none. No one believe that hurricanes are "created" by global warming. Furthermore, it is very difficult to get proof of anything in science - you can only get mountains of evidence, of which there are plenty for many processes in atmospheric science. If you want to learn about the debate over whether hurricanes are increasing in strength as a result of global warming, search for articles by Christopher Landsea or Kerry Emmanuel, although it won't be easy reading. They are probably the two most prominent researchers on the subject, and they disagree on it somewhat as well.
What is the number of years of data needed to predict Global warming?
Scientists have been using the data over the last 250 years (since the start of the Industrial Revolution) to monitor the rise of Global Warming.
How many people have died from heat waves per ton of carbon emissions?
People do die in heat waves and global warming is real, but it is not possible to attribute any one extreme weather event to global warming and therefore it is not possible to say how many have died from this cause and because of global warming. The world currently produces around 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide just from burning fossil fuels. In other words, several metric tons for every man, woman and child in the world. No matter how many deaths from heatstroke can be attributed directly to global warming, the number is too small to relate to tons of carbon emissions. In any case, many more deaths have occurred due to floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events, some of which may have been caused or accentuated by global warming.
Can global warming cause hurricanes?
If it can, we have not seen them developing as of yet. The number of hurricanes has risen slightly, but the strength and intensity has been shown to have decreased over the past several decades.
Does a hurricane cause global warming?
No, Hurricane Katrina caused flooding and terrible damage to humans and property, but it did not cause global warming. Global warming is caused among other things by man burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
What negative things can result from increasing the number of greenhouse gases in your atmosphere?
As Algore proposes the increasing greenhouse gases cause global warming. Global warming is the increasing of the atmospheres temperature.
Which statement best explains how global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes?
Global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes because warmer ocean temperatures provide more energy for storm formation. Additionally, global warming can lead to changes in atmospheric conditions that favor the development and intensification of hurricanes.
Will hurricanes increase due to global warming?
It has been theorized that global warming will lead to an increased number and severity of hurricanes, however weather predictions are so incredibly complex that it is currently impossible to know for certain. Some of the most recent global-warming-related predictions failed miserably (predicting an increase in hurricanes in years when the actual number actually decreased). In general, however, the theory is quite plausible since global warming would mean an increase in atmospheric energy and hurricanes are most certainly a very obvious manifestation of a very energetic atmosphere.
Is the number of icebergs increasing or decreasing?
Decreasing as human induced Global Warming ravages the Earth.
Why may global warming lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes?
You won't find these articles because there are none. No one believe that hurricanes are "created" by global warming. Furthermore, it is very difficult to get proof of anything in science - you can only get mountains of evidence, of which there are plenty for many processes in atmospheric science. If you want to learn about the debate over whether hurricanes are increasing in strength as a result of global warming, search for articles by Christopher Landsea or Kerry Emmanuel, although it won't be easy reading. They are probably the two most prominent researchers on the subject, and they disagree on it somewhat as well.
Are the number of hurricanes increasing?
A study was undertaken in 2008 to determine this every question. The study found that hurricanes follow a 60 year cycle (more or less). The year 1980 was the last low period for hurricanes. Since that date they found "a modest increase of minor hurricanes, no change in the number of major hurricanes, and a decrease in cases of rapid hurricane intensification." As a result of these findings, the researchers concluded that "if there is an increase in hurricane activity connected to a greenhouse gas induced global warming, it is currently obscured by the 60-year quasi-periodic cycle." Consequently, and in spite of the fact that (1) the hurricane record they analyzed started during the final stages of the Little Ice Age (which was the coldest period of the current interglacial), and that (2) the planet experienced a subsequent warming that has been declared by climate alarmists to have been unprecedented over the past millennium or more, they could still find no convincing real-world evidence that global warming enhances either the frequency or intensity of hurricanes occurring over the Atlantic Ocean.
Does global warming explain freak weather?
The connection between freak weather and global warming. Freak weather has always happened by chance. However if the number of freak weather events continues to increase, it seems probable that the increase is caused by global warming.
How detergent can effects global warming?
Using the washing machine for small amounts wastes power.Using a dryer instead of a clothes line outside wastes power.These all contribute to global warming. Laundry itself does not have to have any interaction with the concept of man induced global warming.
What is the number of years of data needed to predict Global warming?
Scientists have been using the data over the last 250 years (since the start of the Industrial Revolution) to monitor the rise of Global Warming.
How many people have died from heat waves per ton of carbon emissions?
People do die in heat waves and global warming is real, but it is not possible to attribute any one extreme weather event to global warming and therefore it is not possible to say how many have died from this cause and because of global warming. The world currently produces around 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide just from burning fossil fuels. In other words, several metric tons for every man, woman and child in the world. No matter how many deaths from heatstroke can be attributed directly to global warming, the number is too small to relate to tons of carbon emissions. In any case, many more deaths have occurred due to floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events, some of which may have been caused or accentuated by global warming.
