Severe Weather in the Tri-State Feels More Frequent Than Ever
When I started this job 15 years ago, it was pretty rare to have to work outside of office hours because of inclement weather. I’m the person who updates social media and sends out app alerts when there are tornado warnings. Now, it feels like I’m on alert about twice a month.
I’m sure part of that is because our monitoring systems are much more advanced than they used to be. That, along with the rise of the Facebook “meteorologist,” has kept our friends at the National Weather Service busy issuing updates for storms that we might have once considered regular old thunderstorms.
Is Global Warming Contributing to Extreme Weather?
There is also the reality of global warming. Global warming is the long-term increase in Earth’s average surface temperature. As temperatures rise, glaciers and ice sheets melt, and we see more extreme weather, including stronger heatwaves, floods, droughts, and storms.
It certainly feels like severe weather events have become more intense and more frequent over time…