Huge Typhoon Hits China, 290,000 Evacuated
After battering Taiwan with 73 MPH winds, Typhoon Gaemi will hit China’s Fujian Province. So far, 290,000 people have been evacuated for their safety.
The most significant danger from the storm will not likely be wind. Rainfall of as much as two feet will likely cause dangerous floods in low-lying areas. Beryl hit parts of the Caribbean and Mexico with Category 5 winds.
Many officials assume the strength of the storm was caused by climate change. According to CNN, Greenpeace Philippines campaigner Khevin Yu said, “This will likely not be the last, or the worst, storm we will face this year. Climate impacts will continue to escalate. It is small communities … with poor infrastructure, that are affected the worst.
Yu’s comments are identical to those made in the US, Europe, and areas like India and parts of Africa, which have been plagued by dangerous weather triggered by global warming. According to NPR, “In recent decades, human-caused climate change has trapped enormous amounts of extra heat on the planet, and most of that–over 90 percent–has been absorbed into the ocean.” Some forms of climate change are much more dangerous to humans than others are.
The typhoons are very little different than hurricanes. Typhoons are tropical streams with winds over 80 MPH. Hurricanes in the Atlantic have been strengthening because of the warming water brought on by global warming. Typhoon Gaemi is a reminder of things coming to the US during the hurricane season.
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