The photo below shows hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia all fully formed in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. Hurricane experts say that they have never seen three such large and powerful hurricanes all at the same time. The sheer forces of nature and energy needed to form three such large and powerful weather systems at the same time, all in one area of the world's seas, points to larger fores at work, as many experts have noted, and warned of.Climate change is making hurricanes more powerful for longer periods of time. They need the energy from the warm, humid air above tropical oceans to keep up their strength. A hurricane begins as a tropical storm, when winds coming from different directions converge. Warm air rises around the storm’s center and cools, and the moisture condenses to form clouds and rain. Condensation releases latent heat, which powers hurricanes. If the layer of warm water isn’t at least 200 feet deep, a tropical storm could die before gaining hurricane strength.
The potential for destruction is also greater because warmer temperatures mean the air can hold more moisture, so hurricanes produce more rain, causing more floods. Rising sea levels also lead to greater and greater surges after a storm.
Now it looks like Tampa, a city that many have warned is a hurricane disaster waiting to happen, will bear the main brunt of Irma, after she slams first into the Keys, which will be completely submerged. God speed Florida.
The potential for destruction is also greater because warmer temperatures mean the air can hold more moisture, so hurricanes produce more rain, causing more floods. Rising sea levels also lead to greater and greater surges after a storm.
Now it looks like Tampa, a city that many have warned is a hurricane disaster waiting to happen, will bear the main brunt of Irma, after she slams first into the Keys, which will be completely submerged. God speed Florida.
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