Are Natural Disasters Being Affected by Global Warming?
Natural disasters have grown more violent and frequent in recent years, and some researchers blame that global warming is the cause that is affecting natural disasters. However, other researchers argue that there hasn't been anything that claims global warming is the cause.
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Analogy time! Natural disasters are a bit of a lottery right? Sure, you can predict their frequency over time and even perhaps the intensity, but rarely individual events. Global warming only makes the lottery an unfair one. Throw in a few 23 balls and you'll get more 23's in the lottery . Similarly, in a very, very simplified example, rising temperature (just like adding 23's) may create environments more susceptible to monsoons (having more 23's pop up in the draws). Side: yes
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You can't "blame" global warming on all natural disasters. Global warming can, however, be attributed to the causation of some and exacerbation of most atmospheric natural disasters, such as hurricanes. Obviously, whether or not an earthquake occurs has little, if any, to do with rising average global temperatures. But you can't generalise and say that all natural disasters are independent of rising average global temperatures. Side: yes
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