In general, Hurricane Dorian could have been much worse.
Of course the Bahamas saw the worst of it and it is still battering some areas but it had the potential to be destructive over large population centers, although not in Alabama.
For those of us who live in an area vulnerable to hurricanes, it is sort of like the sword of Damocles each season.
It seems like it is not a question of if as much as a question of when.
There have been strong hurricanes and while they seem to be more common, it is unlikely anything we do can change that in the short term.
However, failure to address climate change means they will continue to get worse and worse in the future.
The hurricane season isn't over so still a lot of risk, but its time we tried to reverse the trend of increasing ocean waters we have caused.
Its time to bite the bullet and take action.
Showing posts with label hurricanes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hurricanes. Show all posts
Friday, September 6, 2019
Friday, September 21, 2018
Climate
We see the continuing flooding as a result of Hurricane Florence and it is being described as unprecedented and historic.
It is becoming a common refrain after each new historic and unprecedented storm moves through.
Hurricanes have always been violent and dangerous but each year they seem to increase in intensity to some extent.
It isn't a straight line but it seems like a trend as the number of high category hurricanes trends up.
People in the Carolina's are facing devastation even if they live quite a ways inland from the tremendous amount of water carried and dumped by Florence.
Is this a result of Climate Change? Still not quite enough evidence to say that unequivocally.
Whether you believe in Climate Change or not, wouldn't it be prudent to take action to stop emitting CO2 into the atmosphere? We already have to some extent and switching to renewable and solar is a growth industry.
It might have some impact on the energy industries but they are already exploring getting into the other technologies.
Coal would probably be hurt but progress causes industries to evolve.
No short term solution is going to immediately reverse the effects of the greenhouse gases we have already spewed into the atmosphere, but that doesn't mean we should keep making it worse.
Water levels are rising, weather is getting more intense and we are contributing to the problem.
Why not become part of the solution?
It is becoming a common refrain after each new historic and unprecedented storm moves through.
Hurricanes have always been violent and dangerous but each year they seem to increase in intensity to some extent.
It isn't a straight line but it seems like a trend as the number of high category hurricanes trends up.
People in the Carolina's are facing devastation even if they live quite a ways inland from the tremendous amount of water carried and dumped by Florence.
Is this a result of Climate Change? Still not quite enough evidence to say that unequivocally.
Whether you believe in Climate Change or not, wouldn't it be prudent to take action to stop emitting CO2 into the atmosphere? We already have to some extent and switching to renewable and solar is a growth industry.
It might have some impact on the energy industries but they are already exploring getting into the other technologies.
Coal would probably be hurt but progress causes industries to evolve.
No short term solution is going to immediately reverse the effects of the greenhouse gases we have already spewed into the atmosphere, but that doesn't mean we should keep making it worse.
Water levels are rising, weather is getting more intense and we are contributing to the problem.
Why not become part of the solution?
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