America Faces A Terrible Natural Disaster

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have been harming nature in many ways. The world has been threatened today by excessive carbon emissions and deforestation, which are harmful to the environment. As a result, nature is turning against humans, causing droughts, droughts, heavy rains, and hurricanes. A new study has found that the most powerful storms in the North American region will become more dangerous in the future due to climate change. These storms are also expected to cause widespread destruction and loss of life in the form of heavy rain, snow, and flooding on the east coast of the United States. The storms in the North American region are also known as nor'easters. These storms usually form between September and April. The storms become stronger due to the temperature difference between the cold Arctic air in the north and the warm, humid air coming from the Atlantic Ocean. These storms pose a serious threat to densely populated cities on the East Coast of the United States. In recent decades, nor'easters have become so destructive that some storms have been given nicknames that sound like the title of a disaster movie. The March 1993 storm was one of the most destructive storms on record. It hit at more than 100 miles per hour. The storm dumped up to 60 inches of snow in some areas. More than 200 people died. The 2010 Snowmageddon storm dumped 20 inches of snow on parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It killed 41 people. Millions of people were left without power. Michael Mann, a climate scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, was trapped in a Philadelphia hotel for three days during the 2010 storm. This experience first sparked his curiosity about how these storms might be affected by global warming. It was thought that the number of nor'easters would decrease as the world warmed. This is because the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the hemisphere. However, until now, no one had a clear idea of how intense these storms would be. This is because the researcher Mann believes that this issue has not been taken seriously in research. Meanwhile, scientists have created a digital atlas by analyzing the history of nor'easters. They analyzed a total of 900 storms. The National Academy of Sciences, an organization of global scientists, published the proceedings on Monday. According to research, the maximum wind speed of Nor'easter storms in the North American region has increased by about 6 percent since 1940. According to the analysis, the rate of rain and snow fall through these storms has also increased by about 10 percent. Jennifer Francis, senior scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, has warned residents of the northeastern coast of America. She said, "The Nor'easter is hitting the northeast. So residents there should be alert now. It is less expensive to prepare in advance than to repair the damage after the storm."