Wednesday, January 23, 2008

HEALTH EFFECTS 2 - global warming

WARMING WATER

Consequence: more powerful and dangerous hurricanes
Warmer water in the oceans pumps more energy into tropical storms, making them more intense and potentially more destructive.

Warning signs today

  • The number of category 4 and 5 storms has greatly increased over the past 35 years, along with ocean temperature.

  • The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, with a record 27 named storms, of which 15 became hurricanes. Seven of the hurricanes strengthened into major storms, five became Category 4 hurricanes and a record four reached Category 5 strength.

  • Hurricane Katrina of August 2005 was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.
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