Discussion Forum 7 - Climate Change and Hurricanes

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• You hear it all the time in the news media.... Hurricanes are becoming more frequent and more intense due to climate change.  As part of the textbook reading this week, you will learn about hurricanes (also called tropical cyclones), how they are formed, and what gives them their destructive power.  For this week's discussion forum, I would like you to do some additional research on this idea, and come  up with your own fact-based opinion. 

  Directions for this post: After researching reputable and real scientific articles, please state your opinion on these two questions:  1) Are hurricanes (tropical cyclones) becoming more frequent and more intense?   2) If so, is it due to climate change? 

  1. First state your opinion and then support it with substantive scientific facts/data (minimum 200 words). 
  2. Be sure to answer both questions.
  3. Cite a minimum of 3 reputable sources.  One source must be your textbook. 
  4. Cite sources of facts/data etc., but do not include quoted passages.  Your entire post should be your own words, thoughts, feelings, and ideas about this topic.  
  5. Reply to two classmates' posts.  Respectfully state why you agree or disagree with them (minimum 100 word each).  

  Here are a few websites to get you started, but there is a lot of information out there, so you should not have any trouble finding additional resources: 

  https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/ (Links to an external site.)

  https://e360.yale.edu/digest/atlantic-hurricanes-are-becoming-stronger-faster-largely-due-to-climate-change