10 Comments

• says :
  good information man.
  Posted 02-02-2018 15:22

• says :
  climate change having great impact on it
  Posted 02-02-2018 15:22

• says :
  Hi, Simran! Thanks for your report on the relationship between Hurricane Harvey and climate change. I also share the same thoughts as you, as I think that although climate change may not have been the sole cause of Hurricane Harvey, it surely has played a role in making the hurricane larger and more powerful. If we cannot deter global warming, the increase in temperature and rise in sea level are bound to make the upcoming hurricanes more deadly. This is a crucial time to acknowledge the dangerous effects of climate change and think of what we can do to fight against it. Nice work on your report!
  Posted 17-09-2017 14:55

• says :
  Great report Simran, climate change played a critical role in that catastrophe, but the crucial thing the world must do is joining forces to fight disasters like hurricane harvey.
  Posted 15-09-2017 03:00

• Sumit Chowdhury says :
  I think, it is due to the climate change because the temperature of earth is getting warmer day by day. This affects the atmosphere greatly. You should learn and be aware from the heinous devastation of harvey.
  Posted 15-09-2017 02:15

• says :
  Hi, Simran! In my opinion, I think climate change is not the only but strongly effective condition which causes great scales of a natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey. And also it's true that increasing sea level and temperature of the ocean caused by recent climate change (e.g. global warming) contributed to the increased possibility of large scale disaster appearance. Of course, Hurricane is a natural phenomenon which happens every year usually near the sea side, but the problem is that damage we've got from it is gradually increasing. Thanks for your report :)
  Posted 14-09-2017 16:36

• Arushi Madan says :
  Hurricane Irma, following so closely after Tropical Storm Harvey and other extreme weather emergencies, has indeed prompted questions about the role of climate change. I feel that whether the climate change 'caused' any particular weather event might be debatable but there is no doubt how global warming has helped turn the hurricanes into even more destructive forces than they ever would have been before. Climate change works to heat the ocean and increase the sea levels. In turn, that helps to make the hurricane more devestating: more heat helps propel the power of the hurricane, leading to the kind of destruction that has made its way across the Americas twice over the last week. Climate change is increasing the probability of storms reaching an extremely high intensity.
  Thus 2 things are clear:
  1. As climate change continues, we should in one sense get used to and prepare for similar destruction in the future.
  2. We must strive to minimise climate change by reducing carbon emissions, planting more trees and saving the existing trees.
  Thanks for the report.
  Posted 11-09-2017 14:52

• Aldrin Aujero says :
  I agree, exclusive causation might be burdensome to prove, however, it is obvious that climate change played a huge factor in this catastrophe.
  Posted 11-09-2017 12:58

• Aaditya Singh says :
  Great report Simran, really gets us thinking about how fatal climate change can be. Yes, I also agree that climate change may not have been the only cause of the Hurricane Harvey but definitely was a major factor contributing to it.
  Posted 09-09-2017 23:31

• Simran Vedvyas says :
  Whether Hurricane Harvey was caused by climate change, cannot be confirmed but it is prudent to say that climate change worsened it.
  Posted 06-09-2017 15:14