TIME Explains: Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change. 2013 January 13. Flooding Rain and Plummeting Temperatures as Cold Front Pushes East Cold Front Tracks East Satellite imagery of the frontal boundary from CIMSS today as it stretched across the Eastern US from Canada to Mexico.
Throughout this past weekend, a major storm system has been tracking across the country generating dramatic temperature changes, widespread rain, and even blizzard conditions. The heaviest rain has been over Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Picture above shows standing water in Paducah as more than 4 inches have fallen in the past 24 hours. A look at the bigger picture shows the jet dipping down to the Mexican border across the Western US. Scientists Unsure if Climate Change Is to Blame for Hurricane Sandy. Marcus Yam for The New York Times The water rose at Battery Park.
Scientists said they did not know for sure if Hurricane Sandy could be tied directly to climate change, a question on the minds of many along the storm’s path. More Photos » Hesitantly, climate scientists offered an answer this week that is likely to satisfy no one, themselves included. They simply do not know for sure if the storm was caused or made worse by human-induced global warming.
They do know, however, that the resulting storm surge along the Atlantic coast was almost certainly intensified by decades of sea-level rise linked to human emissions of greenhouse gases. “We’re changing the environment — it’s very clear,” said Thomas R. 10 Ways To Make Your House Typhoon-Proof. Super typhoon Yolanda stirred us as a nation and reminded us that it is better to be ready and safe than sorry.
Although we are used to having typhoons every now and then, nothing prepared us for Yolanda’s aftermath. If you live in an area that is not prone to flash floods and storm surges, here are some ways to make your house typhoon-proof. If you think you can’t possibly make your house typhoon-proof, pre-emptive evacuation is still the best action. 1. Place shutters or strong plywood on your doors and windows to protect you from flying debris. 2. 3. 4. 5. Hurricane Mitch. HOW DO TROPICAL STORMS FORM ? BBC NEWS. Hurricane Sandy: The Documentary. International Development News On-the-Go. Three weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, relief efforts are now focused on rebuilding those areas most devastated by the storm, and one of the first steps is building homes that will be more resilient to climate-related pressures.
Considered one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to natural calamities like floods, earthquakes and typhoons, the Philippines is at the forefront of disaster resiliency efforts. With a significant portion of its population living in makeshift structures in slum areas, the need for disaster-resilient homes is urgent. One of the country’s top architects argued that, with or without disasters, climate adaptability and resiliency in construction just cannot be delayed further.
“I think even without disasters, we have to be prepared in terms of our structures. Over a million houses were severely damaged by Haiyan, half of them totally destroyed, according to data from the local disaster management bureau. CASE STUDY: Cyclone Phailin - India. BackgroundANIMATION - How do cyclones and hurricanes form?
Find out here Or watch the Met Office video guide here: CYCLONE PHAILIN (Pee-Lin) - AS IT HAPPENEDFriday 11 October 2013 BBC News - Cyclone Phailin, categorised as "very severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states on Saturday evening. Typhoon 'kills 10,000 in one city' As many as 10,000 people are believed to have died in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms ever recorded unleashed ferocious winds and giant waves that washed away homes and schools.
Corpses hung from tree branches and were scattered along pavements and among flattened buildings, while looters raided grocery stores and petrol stations in search of food, fuel and water. Officials projected the death toll could climb even higher when emergency crews reach areas cut off by flooding and landslides. Even in the disaster-prone Philippines, which regularly contends with earthquakes, volcanoes and tropical cyclones, Typhoon Haiyan appears to be the deadliest natural disaster on record. Haiyan hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippine archipelago on Friday and quickly barrelled across its central islands before exiting into the South China Sea, packing winds of 147 miles per hour that gusted to 170 mph, and a storm surge that caused sea waters to rise 20 feet.
Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines battles to bring storm aid. 10 November 2013Last updated at 17:21 ET “An enormous four-metre storm surge swept into the coast, crushed all of these buildings”, reports Rupert Wingfield-Hayes The authorities in the Philippines are struggling to bring relief to some of the areas worst affected by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the country.
Up to 10,000 are said to have died in Tacloban city and hundreds elsewhere. Hundreds of thousands are displaced. The typhoon flattened homes, schools and an airport in Tacloban. Philippines Typhoon Haiyan: 'Storm surge crushed all of these buildings' Typhoon Haiyan tears through the Philippines. Abbeyfield Humanities: CASE STUDY: Cyclone Phailin - India. BBC Earth - Hurricane videos show the impact of huge storms. In the Eye of Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Sandy: As It Happened.