Weather Patterns
Hurricanes are created over warm ocean water. The rise in ocean temperature due to global warming is providing the perfrect conditions for stronger storms to develop.
Scientists predict that hurricanes will grow in strength by 10-20% as years go by, creating frequent category 5 monster storms.
Hurricanes
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Prolonged periods of drought are predicted in the future.
Drought has a severe impact on production of food. This is evident in Africa, where millions face starvation.
Drought
Climate studies in 2002 pointed to a 6% increase in severe flooding.
The predicted rise in severe floods was linked to global warming.
Floods can damage food production and poses a health risk due to the increased risk of waterborne diseases and contamination of fresh water supplies.
Floods
Scientists have just started to understand the complex changes caused by global warming on the earth's weather patterns. Some of the changes are outlined below.
Drought can also lead to an increase in forest fires, which destroys the very trees we need to absorbe CO2 from the air to halt climate change.
