Miami.– The year 2023, after it was the year of the highest heat, became the year A winter Unprecedented on the planet so far in the 21st century, which may last until March 2024, and United States of America It will be one of the countries most affected by this change in climateAccording to researcher Eric Quiroga.
Quiroga, a Venezuelan who has been studying the world’s climate phenomena for more than four decades and is a precursor to World Ozone Day, noted that this event will be strongly felt in Europe, Asia and North America, where low temperatures could reach historic levels. .
He cited as a warning the heavy snowfall that occurred in Moscow, Russia, on December 5, which is considered the largest in 145 years of history, and which was also observed in Germany and Siberia, where the temperature fell to 50 degrees below zero, which is equivalent to -122.0 Fahrenheit in a year. However, the United States would be “the first country affected,” so Quiroga suggests paying attention to American information and protection systems.
Why will climate change affect the United States most?
Quiroga explained that in the United States the “Great Lakes” effect will occur, which occurs when extremely cold and dry air moves over masses of water, and within minutes generates 60% of the snow in this country. “The cold coming from the Arctic is joining extreme warming in the Great Lakes, and this phenomenon is causing the greatest amounts of snowfall historically in the United States, as well as in Alaska and northern Canada.” In July, a heat wave hit the United States.
But, in addition to this, there is another peculiarity, especially in the United States. The environmental researcher said, based on studies from the Environmental Research Center, that “the very warm Gulf Stream and the Labrador Stream, which descend from the North Pole, can together cause the climate impact of large storms with high wind speeds.” a pot.
This phenomenon is likely to affect areas such as New York and the western region of the United States. “The hardest-hit areas are those along the Gulf Stream to upper Massachusetts, because the Labrador Current flows there as well, and because the Canadian Plains reaching the Great Lakes displace the influence of the frigid Siberian winds, which generate the most intense impacts.”
Quiroga added that according to NASA itself, the temperature in the Western Arctic affects twice as much as it does in the rest of the planet in both summer and winter.
When and how to prepare for extreme cold
Climate change in the same year, which is therefore considered historic, had already begun with the winter of 2023, which will continue until March 2024, according to Quiroga, who confirms that there is scientific evidence. It is possible that the El Niño phenomenon, the fifth since the first event in 1925, will reinforce this “exceptional” phenomenon.
“El Niño, which is characterized by extreme phenomena, this year has been practically anomalous in generating hurricanes in the Caribbean, and this completely contradicts the scientific evidence issued by NASA since November 2006, according to which El Niño was more extreme,” it came to that. “.
In the face of these major weather events, Quiroga proposes minimal use of private vehicles and more mass transit system, as well as special attention in the states to satellite information and protection systems on meteorological events.
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