Why Hurricanes are Becoming MORE VIOLENT Than Ever!

With increasing rises in climate temperature, hurricanes—natural forces fuelled by heat—can only grow more aggressive the hotter they get. Here are Reasons Why Hurricanes are Becoming MORE VIOLENT Than Ever!

8. They’re Increasing in Intensity
Recent studies have shown that the most violent of hurricanes occurring in some regions of the North Atlantic have increased in intensity over the past two to three decades. Research has shown an astonishing 45 to 87 percent increase in the frequency of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes,

7. Everything is Hotter
Since warm air holds moisture, climate change has significantly increased the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, leading to far wetter hurricanes that in turn unleash more extreme rainfall. So, the warmer and wetter the air, the more fuel for an already aggravated force of destruction.

6. Windspeeds At an All-Time High
Hurricanes are categorized based on wind speed, and a storm with winds exceeding 74 mph is marked as a Category 1 hurricane. Storms with winds stronger than 111 mph are considered "major hurricanes" and are marked as Category 3 or higher.

5. Sea Levels Are Rising
Sea levels rising will make future coastal storms, and hurricanes in particular, much more damaging. Scientists have determined that the general sea level is expected to rise by 1-4 feet during the next century, which can only serve to amplify coastal flooding.

4. Sea Temps are Warming
Warmer sea surface temperatures have a devastating impact on tropical storm wind speeds, serving to deliver more damage if they make land contact. Also, warmer seas mean more precipitation, with rainfall rates during hurricanes projected to increase by 20 percent.

3. They’re Beginning to Stall
Hurricane Dorian's strike which proved so devastating was based on the way it lingered over the Bahamas. After beating down on the area for more than 40 hours, the storm finally swerved north as a Category 2 storm. This event is known as "stalling" and is something that has become much more common in the past three-quarters of a century.

2. Their May Be Ways Around It
Our best bet is to evaluate how much worse this recent disaster was made as a result of human-caused warming, and how likely it is that this level of catastrophe will occur again. In the meantime, the following ways can reduce the risk of these strong storms in the future: the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions will soften global warming and seek to regulate heat in the atmosphere.

1. The Proof is in the Present
The recent Category 5 hurricane seems to fit a trend. The storm has managed to match or break records for its intensity and for its creeping pace over the Bahamas. Dorian's appearance marked 2019 as the fourth straight year in which a Category 5 tropical storm formed in the Atlantic—the world's longest streak to date.

[WhatLurksBelow]

Do you feel like natural disasters are getting worse and worse?

[theywillkillyou]

They are already so powerful, I can't even imagine more aggressive ones..

[Bad_Badger]

Wow, I had no idea. At least we only have to worry about wildfires here in CA :/

[listadelmundo]

awesome video! can you do one on deadly pirates?

[justDomeniko]

I’m so glad that there aren’t hurricanes where I live! 😌

[xTronicXDx]

I just realized it's nearly December and the leaves haven't fallen here in Texas..

[KBJ]

Living in North Carolina we are seeing a lot more hurricanes than normal. It’s a new season here now.

[Zelprup]

Listen to greta thunberg presidants we need to fix climate change

[owenbarnes]

Global warming is to blame couldn't agree more

[zoltancsikos]

People should study Glacial and Interglacial periods, Greenhouse and Icehouse Earth states and why we have seasons (since alarmists don’t even know the reason, despite pretending to know anything or care about nature and the planet).