How do you relate the massive storm systems to global warming?

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Answer 1

Storm systems typically get their energy from the heat energy of the sea. The more heat energy in seawater, the more energy is available to feed atmospheric systems passing over it -- this is why hurricanes can get stronger as they pass over the Gulf of Mexico, and why they typically peter out and die once they make landfall -- once they're over land, they have nothing feeding them warm, moist air and they run out of energy.

A calorie is the amount of energy required to raise 1 gm of water 1C (equal to about 4.2 Joules, if you prefer). According to Wikipedia, the world's oceans contain 1,340 million cubic kilometers water, so if you raised the world's oceans 1C, you would add 1.34 X 10^21 calories (or 5.6 X 10^21 joules) of energy available to feed storm systems. When more energy is available, you either have more frequent storms or worse ones.

Answer 2

I know that I live in a tropical area and we tend to have 2 seasons one mild and dry season temps between 50s for lows and low 70s for highs. then there's the warm and rainy season which the temps are high 70s for your low and 90s for highs. we have thunderstorms and some times a tropical storm. but this winter we haven't Even hit the low 70s yet we still have humidity and that's not usual. today is Jan.8th and if you would walk outside you would think it was June 8th. this is not good. this means the ocean waters are not cooling and it will bring a very bad hurricaneee season . and by the way a hurrican can get stronger once it makes land fall look up hurrican Wilma she went under the radar because everyone was overwhelmed by Katrina. I live in Florida and that hurricane season we the state got hit by every storm that year. and Wilma kicked my but . she got stronger as she went over the west coast . look at this winter you have northern areas that temps are above normal and you have places like Mexico that have gotten snow. I'm not a scientist but I know this its getting warmer and the storms are getting more often. all storms.

Answer 3

It's quite simple.
The first law of thermodynamics applyed is:
The energy we get from the sun is divided in
1)work-storms,winds...
2)heat-global rise of temperature
So these two factors come toghether.
(thaks to the efect of gas CO2 Earth can accept more and more energie every year because it is strating to become a more ''gray'' body then it was)

Answer 4

Basically it works like this. Global warming means warmer oceans (duh!) and warm water is the driving force behind storms such as hurricanes. The warmer the water a storm is over, the more powerful the storm grows. Also warmer water evaporates more putting more water vapor in the atmosphere, which forms more clouds meaning more storms.

Answer 5

I think massive storm system would be around whether the earth was warming or cooling. Sometimes it is more about temperature gradients than actual mean temperature.

Answer 6

you don't most people dont think so but global warming is non existant its a natural warming trend of the earth