L9 - CLimate change and tropical storms

• climate change will raise sea levels due to thermal expansion and this will mean storm surges are expected to become higher
• a warmer atmosphere will mean the air can hold more moisture, which means heavy rainfall will increase, and flooding in a tropical storm will be more destructive
• the regions where tropical storms are experienced are not expected to change significantly
• the overall frequency is expected to remain the same, however they will become more severe
• tropical storms are expected to become more intense by 2- 11 percent by 2100, for every one degree celcius increase in tropical sea surface temperatures will mean a 3 percent increase in wind speed
• the higher sea temperatures will make the sea temperatures higher and increase power of hurricanes and windspeed
• potential risk to life and property has already increased due to population growth and building in coastal locations, even without factoring in climate change