Hurricane Ian: More dangerous hurricanes, giant storms are predicted, say reports

Millions are being invested in predicting storms, but the general feedback is that storms are getting nastier every year. This is due to climate change, which is caused by human activity, according to reports.

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The weather is getting more unpredictable, and humans are bound to face more dangerous weather conditions due to climate change. During the devastation of Florida in 2018 due to Hurricane Michael, Lieutenant Colonel Sean Cross's aircraft dashed against the category five storm wall, and there was chaos on board. The plane dashed around, and the passengers were put through a harrowing experience for fifteen seconds. Somehow, Cross managed to control the aircraft and lead it to safety. His job was with the National Weather Service, and Sean Cross was part of the Hurricane Hunters, a squadron created to measure the hostility of a storm and report it for the nation's benefit.

As a storm brews, a plane with an entire team is sent towards it to collect data like wind speeds, temperature, and humidity. These studies are then collated and passed on to the national broadcasters to save every life possible.

Warnings are provided to the people in the area to pack and evacuate the danger zone quickly. The satellites and the planes flown by the NWS are constantly beaming the details to Miami, the weather headquarters.


Hurricane Ian's aftermath, in pictures: Boats in the streets, cars in the sea
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Fort Myers Beach became the epicenter of destruction as Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Fort Myers Beach became the epicenter of destruction as Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida on Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Photos taken from a helicopter flight showed the magnitude of the damage; before the storm (top) the town was a quaint place and has seen unfathomable destruction (below)

Photos taken from a helicopter flight showed the magnitude of the damage; before the storm (top) the town was a quaint place and has seen unfathomable destruction (below)

Fort Myers Beach is practically deserted now, traversed solely by emergency services vehicles.

Fort Myers Beach is practically deserted now, traversed solely by emergency services vehicles.

The part of town hit hardest by Ian, the area closest to the sea on Estero Island, has been reduced to a field of ruins.

The part of town hit hardest by Ian, the area closest to the sea on Estero Island, has been reduced to a field of ruins.

The force of the hurricane in the neighbourhood has left dozens of boats grounded in the streets , some still moored to pieces of a pier

The force of the hurricane in the neighbourhood has left dozens of boats grounded in the streets , some still moored to pieces of a pier

Emergency services helped vacate the town, giving the people a two hour window to collect their belongings.

Emergency services helped vacate the town, giving the people a two hour window to collect their belongings.

The only people on the street are the handful who returned to their homes take stock of what they lost.

The only people on the street are the handful who returned to their homes take stock of what they lost.

Strong winds razed the wooden houses in the area - in some spots there wasn't even rubble, just empty plots where homes once stood.

Strong winds razed the wooden houses in the area - in some spots there wasn't even rubble, just empty plots where homes once stood.

The storm also dragged cars out into a nearby bay where they remained floating.

The storm also dragged cars out into a nearby bay where they remained floating.


In the case of Hurricane Ian, the studies were difficult to assess as a storm sometimes jumps from an ordinary tropical storm to a category five storm. It was difficult to predict the path Ian would travel. Millions are being invested in predicting storms, but the general feedback is that storms are getting nastier every year. This is due to climate change, which is caused by human activity, according to reports.

FAQs:

  1. How is climate change evident?
    Global temperatures are rising.
  2. Why are global temperatures rising?
    Human activity.
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