climate change and managament

• how might climate change affect tropical storms?


  it may affect their distribution, intensity & frequency
• how might frequency affect tropical storms?


  oceans stay at high temperatures for longer - so there's a longer period where tropical storms can form. may mean more storms each year
• how does distribution affect tropical storms? 


  more of the worlds oceans could be above 27 degrees - more tropical storms can form in areas that haven't experienced them before
• how's does intensity affect tropical storms?

  higher sea temperatures result in more evaporation and increased cloud formation so more energy is released - storms can become more powerful.
• how can we reduce the effects of tropical storms?

  • storms can be monitored using radar, satellites
  • predicting where and when a tropical storm can happen gives people time to evacuate protect homes & business
  • governments can plan evacuation routes
  • emergency services can practise rescuing people from flooded areas
  • building can be designed to withstand storms
  • flood defences can be built
• adaptation 


  responding to climate change by coming up with ways to live and cope with the effects
• climate change 


  a distinct change in global or regional pattens of climate, such as changes in temperature or precipitation patterns
• what are fossil fuels?


  fuels made up of the remains of organic material such as oil, gas and coal
• greenhouse gases?


  Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
• what are hotspots?


  an area where unusually hot magma breaks through the middle of a plate and travels up to the surface creating a volcano
• enhaced greenhouse effect 


  a process where the earths surface is heated by the greenhouse effect at a higher rate due to increased greenhouse gas emissions from human activities