Global warming is leading to rising sea levels, causing destructive wildfires, catastrophic flooding and droughts – and now just as the climate scientists predicted, it is making the hurricanes stronger and more destructive too. The hurricanes of late certainly seem worse than ever, and an analysis of satellite imagery from the past 40 years suggests […]
In a shocking incident, a Hawaiian island has been completely swept off the map after a category 5 hurricane struck Hawaii earlier this month. Called East Island, it was located in an atoll known as the French Frigate Shoals, 885 kilometers from Honolulu. Measuring just 4.5 hectares, the spit of sand – only half a mile […]
Although late Wednesday Hurricane Florence downgraded to a Category 2 storm, officials fear that it could still be highly devastating. They have strictly warned people still living in coastal towns under evacuation orders in Carolinas to leave or put their lives at risk. “You put your life at risk by staying,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said. […]
Puerto Rico is still recovering from the devastation that recent Category 4 hurricane unleashed on the island. It might take another few weeks until power gets fully restored. Meanwhile, almost half of the U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico are entering their third month without electricity. However, a new project named “Power on Puerto Rico” […]
This year, Americans braved destructive hurricanes, scorching heat waves and devastating wildfires. People witnessed firsthand what consequences of climate change are and how it is impacting the life of a common man. According to a new survey, a record 22% of Americans are very worried about it (double the number in the March 2015 survey), […]
As Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, it brought torrential downpour and dumped more than 13 trillion gallons of water over the area, which ultimately ended up in the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in a 10% drop in salinity at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, located 100 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. […]