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- [Narrator] It's
currently hurricane season,

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and this season lasts
from around early June

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to late November and early December.

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What does that mean?

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Put it this way,

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we technically know when
storms are going to start

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showing up in the Atlantic
and around the Gulf.

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But like so many other
regular weather patterns,

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hurricane season is actually changing.

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There are several factors
that create the perfect recipe

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for a hurricane.

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According to NASA, it
includes warm ocean water,

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moisture in the air,

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and some sort of atmospheric disturbance,

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like say a recent thunderstorm.

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And there are other conditions
that are involved too.

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These storms naturally happen
during hurricane season

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in tropical parts of the world.

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So what do I mean when I
say that they're changing?

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As usual, I'm talking
about the climate crisis.

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A warmer climate means warmer
ocean service temperatures.

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That is what adds fuel to the hurricane.

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More fuel means more storms.

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That also means stronger
storms that are going to dump

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even more rain in a
shorter period of time.

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A warming planet also means

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that that warm air can
reach further north.

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And some hurricanes have
been finding themselves

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into the Northeast and
even up into Canada.

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We recently saw that with hurricane Fiona.

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It started the Caribbean,
wrecked havoc over several places

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like Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic,

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and it eventually made its
way to Canada's East Coast.

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A warming climate means
that tropical storms

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and hurricanes are going to hit areas

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that don't have the
infrastructure to deal with them.

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But we're also seeing that these storms

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are leaving a horrible path of destruction

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in states that are are
accustomed to tropical storms.

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Hurricane Ian just
flooded multiple counties

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across Florida, homes, light poles

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and vehicles have been washed away,

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or have been severely damaged

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by the flooding and the storm surge.

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And now Ian is on its way
to North and South Carolina.

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Dangerous storm surge

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and flash flooding is probably on its way.

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Thank you for watching Extreme Earth.

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We're sorry that we have
to constantly remind you

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about all this.