Hurricanes
Where Hurricanes usually form and impact
What are the Southeastern Atlantic United States & Caribbean Sea?
Floods happen as a result of
What are heavy rains?
The places where wildfires usually happen
What are dry, drought effected areas?
Changes in climate make predicting tornadoes...
The year the Great Chinese Flood occurred
What is 1931?
The type of water that fuels Hurricanes
What is warm, tropical water?
Where floods can occur
What are humans?
The area of the United States where tornadoes are most common
What is the Midwest or great plains?
The largest, most fatal flood in recorded history
What is the Great Chinese Flood of 1931?
Climate Change increases how quickly hurricanes develop, making them...
What is harder to prepare for?
The rapid melting of __________ in northern areas can cause severe flash flooding.
What is snow and ice?
Climate change creates these kinds of climates, leading to increased forest fires.
What are warmer, drier climates?
As the world warms, _______ become more frequent, which produce more tornadoes.
What are thunderstorms?
The ocean rises by this much each year
What is 0.14 inches?
Storm surges often cause Hurricanes to cause more damage. Climate Change and increased _________ cause storm surges to worsen.
What are water levels?
These biomes are best at absorbing flooding, but are often paved over.
What are wetlands?
Due to earlier snow melts and drying of climates, the wildfire season is becoming
What is longer?
Increases in these cause the atmosphere to warm, creating more thunderstorms and tornadoes.
What are greenhouse gasses?
What is 2-4 million?
The best way to protect the environment from the devastating weather hurricanes bring is to plant...
What are native trees and other species?
The reason why high population density areas at highest risk of flash flooding
What is the construction of buildings, highways, driveways, and parking lots increases runoff by reducing the amount of rain absorbed by the ground.
Destruction of habitat leads to the decrease in water retention of ______, causing the land to dry out and wildfires to happen.
What are watersheds?
The specific way in which tornadoes are formed
What is no one knows?
A seasonal torrential rain that occurs in South and Southeast Asia