Scientists Warn That , Climate Change Is Fueling , More Destructive Hurricanes.<br />'The Independent' reports that <br />2022's relatively calm hurricane <br />season may be coming to an end. .<br />According to the National Hurricane Center, <br />four tropical storms are currently <br />developing in the Atlantic Ocean.<br />Despite meteorologists predicting <br />an above-average hurricane season, 2022 has <br />had one of the quietest starts in recent years.<br />Scientists have warned that as the world's average <br />temperature and sea levels rise, hurricanes will <br />become stronger and cause more catastrophic damage.<br />'The Independent' reports that the rising sea level <br />threatens to drive stronger storms that risk <br />inundating coastal cities like Tokyo and New Orleans.<br />'The Independent' reports that the rising sea level <br />threatens to drive stronger storms that risk <br />inundating coastal cities like Tokyo and New Orleans.<br />Global sea level has risen <br />by approximately eight inches <br />since the 19th century.<br />According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, <br />the top layer of the ocean has also increased in <br />temperature by about 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1901.<br />Higher temperatures fuel hurricane growth, <br />power intense winds and send more <br />water up into the atmosphere.<br />Higher temperatures fuel hurricane growth, <br />power intense winds and send more <br />water up into the atmosphere.<br />According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the annual number of Category 3 or greater cyclones has increased in the past forty years.<br />According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the annual number of Category 3 or greater cyclones has increased in the past forty years.<br />A few of the deadly storms experienced <br />in just the past four years, include: , Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, <br />Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, ...<br />A few of the deadly storms experienced <br />in just the past four years, include: , Hurricane Laura in Louisiana, <br />Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, ...<br />... Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique <br />and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Phillippines.<br />... Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique <br />and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Phillippines
