eli5: I know that these most recent severe storms and disasters are undoubtedly a result of worsening climate change, but as a non-science person I don’t understand exactly how/why.
In: Planetary Science
Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane floating around the atmosphere act like a blanket around the Earth, trapping more heat in the atmosphere.
Heat in the atmosphere is the energy that powers all of our weather.
The more heat there is, the more energy there is to generate wind and evaporation, leading to bigger and more powerful storms and hurricanes.
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