How do Humans affect weather?
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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How do Humans affect extreme weather?
By: katie rounds
We affect the climate,
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Which, in turn, affects the weather.
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pollution in atmosphere ->
rise in temperature->
melting of ice formations->
change in ocean currents->
increase in extreme weather
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We affect the climate by burning coal and gasoline, which pollutes the atmosphere.
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The rise in temperature is caused by the greenhouse gases warming up the earth. The increase in greenhouse gases is caused by pollution.
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The warmer the air the harder it is to keep something frozen like the polar ice caps, so the caps start to melt adding water to the ocean.
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The increase in ocean water can change the ocean currents and the way the ocean moves.
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The ocean affects a lot of extreme weather events, so change in ocean currents means a change in weather events.
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Some people believe that extreme weather is caused by humans, though.
They think that deforestation, engineered rivers, and filled wetlands are all breaking apart the earth slowly, causing more disasters.
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Senior Researcher and author of Unnatural Disasters, Janet Abramovitz, says,"We've altered so many natural systems so dramatically, their ability to protect us from disturbances is greatly diminished."
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They also think the rising population puts demands on certain landscapes and the demands are too much for the earth.
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Even with that theory, humans don't directly start or stop natural disasters.
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They take actions that may, in the long run, possibly hurt the Earth.
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