Sandy Hurricane Launches an Era of Natural Disasters 
Photo from open sources PHOTO: AP Hurricane Sandy, collapsed on the east coast of the United States, opens a whole era of spontaneous disasters, the consequences of which humanity will be able to assess already in coming decades. “This is the harbinger of the future. Increase storms and rising oceans create a growing threat for coming decades, ”CNN quotes professors Princeton University Michael Oppenheimer. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 warned that, on average, sea level would rise from 17 to 58 cm by the end of this century. However, all subsequent forecasts show that melting sea ice in the Arctic provokes an increase in the level of 76 centimeters. “Change climate is likely to increase the intensity of storms and their scale, which leads to a significant increase in storm tides, “- Oppenheimer believes. Over the course of three decades, about 2 million square meters km of arctic sea ice. According to forecasts, by 2100 year, the Arctic may lose almost all of its ice cover, however, some scientists believe that this will happen much earlier. “Here’s how it works: reducing sea ice means a faster rise in water temperature. Temperature the surface of the sea off the coast of the northeastern United States is currently the highest time in history. It’s like an open fridge door, “explained Walter Meyer of the National Data Center for snow and ice research at the University of Colorado. “Large fluctuations in the movement of air masses allow cold air from The arctic to move south while warm and humid tropical air penetrates north, “said Jennifer Francis of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. According to her, this is exactly what happened when the arctic and tropical weather the fronts collided and, as a result, Frankenstorm formed.
Marina Ilyina
Arctic Time Climate USA
