how does climate change affect the distribution frequency and intensity of tropical storms?
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Climate change can worsen the intensity of tropical storms (such as hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones) in several ways, including by making record rainfall more likely and by causing sea levels to rise, which can raise the risk of storm surges. ... It could also be impacting coastal storm surge and wind damage.”
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Climate change will increase the risk of flash flooding in urban areas, in response to increasing rainfall intensity H. Climate change may lead to reduced urban water quality, with flushing of pollutants during storm events and lower dilution from lower summer flows M.
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Physical climate risk impacts not only facilities, but also supply chains, distribution networks, customers and markets. ... Climate change is increasing cost of production, reducing speed and responsiveness of delivery and reducing quality of goods and services produced.
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According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service climate change in the Pacific Islands will cause "continued increases in air and ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and increased rainfall during the summer months and a decrease in rainfall during the winter months".
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Climate change is modifying fish distribution and the productivity of marine and freshwater species. ... The effect of sea level rise means that coastal fishing communities are significantly impacted by climate change, while changing rainfall patterns and water use impact on inland freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.
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During El Niño episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation are disrupted, hence triggering extreme climate events around the globe: droughts, floods and affecting the intensity and frequency of hurricanes.
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Hurricanes form over the warm ocean water of the tropics. When warm moist air over the water rises, it is replaced by cooler air. The cooler air will then warm and start to rise. This cycle causes huge storm clouds to form.
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Warmer seas could cause the source areas (the areas where the storms would form) to extend further north and south of the equator. It's unclear whether climate change will increase or decrease the number of hurricanes, but climate models predict that their intensity may increase.
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Rising global temperatures causes sea levels to rise, increases the number of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms, and increases the spread of tropical diseases. All these have costly impacts on cities' basic services, infrastructure, housing, human livelihoods and health.
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Rising global temperatures causes sea levels to rise, increases the number of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms, and increases the spread of tropical diseases. ... At the same time, cities are a key contributor to climate change, as urban activities are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Droughts, tropical storms, heatwaves and fire weather are increasing in severity and frequency because of climate change. This will continue to result in increases in forest losses, contributing to more and more carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
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According to 2006 studies by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "the strongest hurricanes in the present climate may be upstaged by even more intense hurricanes over the next century as the Earth's climate is warmed by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere".
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The intensity, frequency, and duration of North Atlantic hurricanes, as well as the frequency of the strongest (Category 4 and 5) hurricanes, have all increased since the early 1980s. ... Hurricane-associated storm intensity and rainfall rates are projected to increase as the climate continues to warm.
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Global analyses show that the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere has in fact increased due to human-caused warming. This extra moisture is available to storm systems, resulting in heavier rainfalls. Climate change also alters characteristics of the atmosphere that affect weather patterns and storms.
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Hurricanes are subject to a number of climate change-related influences: Warmer sea surface temperatures could intensify tropical storm wind speeds, potentially delivering more damage if they make landfall.
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Key points in this POSTnote include: Climate change drives changes in marine ecosystems that affect fisheries' productivity and food security. ... These changes are altering the distribution, abundance and health of commercial fish species, and the marine ecosystems on which they depend.
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Urbanization and Infrastructure Systems Climate change increases the risk, frequency, and intensity of certain extreme events like intense heat waves, heavy downpours, flooding from intense precipitation and coastal storm surges, and disease incidence related to temperature and precipitation changes.