The hurricanes are also called tropical cyclones, which are large storms that rotate around an area and need tropical conditions to generate. For this phenomenon to happen, there must be a ocean with warm water; a excess moisture in the air; little variation of the wind in the vertical and one pre-existing turbulence.
NASA: why hurricanes would become more dangerous
Changing some of these characteristics that cause cyclones to form would also change the phenomenon itself. In this sense, NASA warns that Due to climate change, conditions could be generated that make them more dangerous.
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Extratropical cyclones are high-speed whirlpools that produce strong winds and abundant rain.
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First of all, would cause more rain, since climate change increases extreme rainfall events. In a warmer world, there is more moisture in the air in the form of water vapor, so as the temperature of the atmosphere increases, more liquid water evaporates from the land and ocean. The increase in humidity in the air causes heavier rains.
In second place, Climate change would modify the intensity of the hurricane’s winds and make them more intense. This would be related to warming ocean temperatures and increased humidity in the air.
Also hurricanes would modify their categories. Currently, there are more of these phenomena reaching categories 4 and 5, but they could become more intense.
Finally, experts say that climate change is causing the oceans to warm and glaciers to melt, causing Rising sea levels. When this occurs, hurricanes could generate more flooding and increase the chances of damage.
NASA develops a telescope to search for habitable planets
NASA carries out a new mission called “Habitable Worlds Observatory” (HWO), which involves the construction of a telescope what will look for Earth-like planets that present habitable conditions for humans.
The project is expected to take at least a decade to come online. However, The United States space agency began to develop the technological structure of the new telescope.
For this, three companies were selected to investigate the optical details and characteristics of the devices, and they have a budget of 17.5 million dollars. These works are expected to begin in September of this year.
NASA’s new telescope will operate in orbit to photograph planets that present Earth-like featuresthat move around a star, just as our planet does with the Sun.
The device will also be responsible for studying atmospheres in search of chemical forms or signs of extraterrestrial life. For this, substances such as oxygen and methane or other signals that indicate the presence of life forms will be searched.
