Hurricanes and Climate Change

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Why do weather experts believe a new hurricane category is necessary?

  • To accommodate more powerful storms caused by climate change (correct)
  • To reduce the number of hurricanes classified as category 5
  • To prevent the formation of super-storms in the future
  • To simplify the hurricane rating scale from 1 to 6

What distinguishes hurricanes from typhoons according to the text?

  • Their formation process in different oceans
  • Their geographical location of occurrence (correct)
  • Their impact on land and communities
  • Their intensity and wind speeds

What does Dr. James Kossin hope to achieve by suggesting the need for a category 6 hurricane?

  • Enhance communication about risk due to climate change (correct)
  • Increase funding for meteorological research
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally
  • Create panic regarding future storm occurrences

How are hurricanes and typhoons related based on the information provided?

<p>They are two different names for the same weather phenomenon (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes hurricanes to become more powerful and have higher wind speeds according to Dr. Kossin?

<p>Increased greenhouse gas emissions heating oceans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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