How Hurricane Helene signifies weather anamolies?
- Christina Guptar
- Apr 21
- 3 min read
The discussion of global warming is one that has long been debated. In recent discussions even major political figures have referred to the scientific occurrence as "fake". As the ozone layer continues to dissappear, it has also lead to a continuation of unexplained weather changes and mother nature itself, showing us how terrifying she can actually be? With many states in the south now becoming a state that has snow, as we saw when it happened in Florida and when Texas and watching residents panic as they had never seen snow before and it was truly appalling.
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Clear indication of weather and climate change that has never been seen.
Or the raging wild fires that have burnt down communities in Hawaii and now California. As common as it is for a “wild fire” season the intensity of which the fires and duration of how long they lasted in their destruction is in itself raising the question of just what is causing these massive weather changes? When it comes to trying to find data and answers to a such a complex question and concept, it takes scientists to study and gather information to understand and be able to identify just exactly what is happening.
The first is to understand the cause of what has started this chain effect of global warming and the answer in short, is the ourselves, the population itself. From the burning of gas, pollution from chemicals and factories, making plastic and building of computers, cars etc. has led to these gases and causing the greenhouse effect on the earth. By trapping the heat and releasing back into the atmosphere and being absorbed by the world and causing his increases the temperature on earth which then creates all the climate change issues.
The major elements that have been impacted tremendously by this greenhouse effect is
Water, weather, agriculture, resources and temperature.
Within most recent years the most obvious element that has been affected is the weather. From having colder winters to heated summers, all caused by the changing temperature and atmosphere of earth. From the sunlight reflecting at higher rate, it will cause it the temperature to rise and thus changing the weather patterns and as well from the gases trapped around the earth’s atmosphere. Shifting climates entirely where states like Texas and Florida who have never seen snow, are experiencing it and the cold of winter. Wildfire season completely untamed burning at higher and faster rate as the tripling heat does not help to calm it. Heightening temperatures warming the earth and with one of the most elevated heat record in history within the last ten years, have added to the issues affecting the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and as well causing the weather changes mentioned above. As the weather is rapidly changing cycles, it is also creating new and detrimental cycles of the natural resources and parts of the world.
Water is a major element that covers the Earth with it being 71%. With global warming, it has had new effects that could be detrimental to human life as we know it. Melting of ice caps and creating more water to melt and disperse can take over land and swallowing it whole. To the ice revealing new diseases that have been trapped underneath or affecting a whole aquatic ecosystem and causing many of the marine animals to die, with many washing up on the shore.
Temperatures and seasons have also begun to change as now hot and cold temperatures have amplified and become concerning for our lives and life as we know it. The earth’s temperature has risen and causing hotter and freezing temperatures that have been recorded. Or even as just Spring has begun and still have temperatures as low as in the 30’s as if it is still winter, which helps to show even more of the affects of global warming. With all these changes going on our environment and climate it can lead to loss of natural resources like food, products and necessities to help society function. As well, as affect the natural process and order of the word as we know it. Due to these affects being made by the global warming effect efforts of less pollution such as changing to electric, cutting out plastic products, wind turbines, etc and other new technology being developed to try to change and clean up the mess that has been created and reverse it. With our efforts as a whole maybe, just maybe we can.

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