It is here, and won’t be gone until November 30th. That’s right, it’s hurricane season, and the hurricanes haven’t seemed to be holding back these last 30 days. On August 24th, 2019, a monstrous category 5 hurricane-also known as hurricane Dorian- made landfall in the Bahamas, and stayed there for multiple days. Currently, there is another hurricane by the name of hurricane Jerry brewing, as well as hurricane Humberto already making landfall. This is only the hurricanes that have occurred in the last 30 days, who knows what else is in store.

Obviously, with conditions as of right now, there is no way to stop a hurricane. They’re scary for everyone involved, but trying to lessen them will be a long process, especially with how far we have damaged the environment. It’s almost to the point of being irreversible.

Hurricanes are formed from warm, humid air above the ocean that starts to rise. While it is rising, the cold air further up is lowering, and with them constantly passing each other both vertically and horizontally, they create storm clouds. Think of it as a tornado in the Atlantic, it is mostly the same process.

I mentioned that there is a way to lessen these hurricanes, which is true. We will never be able to fully get rid of hurricanes, but we can at least try to lessen the strength and occurrence of them. The heat has a lot to do with hurricanes, and with global warming, heat levels are rising. Ocean levels are rising, causing hurricanes to be even stronger.

The best way we can attempt to lessen the strength of these hurricanes is by reducing food waste, eating more vegetable-based foods, helping to restore forests, and even solar panels. These won’t be achieved any time soon, which I am sure most people know, however, we can still make a start. You by no means have to go vegan or eat every little bit of food you have left. The amount of meat eaten keeps the demand for meat high-especially beef.

Cows “break wind”, a lot, and all of this collectively causes a ton of co2 to be released into the air, contributing to global warming. There is nearly a 1:5 cow to human ratio, that’s a lot of cows. With the demand for beef, that number is staying really high and is contributing to global warming, which is contributing to the monstrous hurricanes.

Step by step, even just little steps. We collectively can achieve a safer environment when it comes to the Earth’s condition, we just need to put in at least a little effort. It won’t change anyone’s lifestyle, and it won’t impact the quality of life for many people. If anything, it will make peoples lives better, especially those on the east coast. They won’t have to put up with the constant hurricanes, constant heatwaves, etc.. This will make not only the United States better but also the rest of the world. It is worth the small sacrifices.