Is Climate Change Supercharging Hurricanes?

• This engaging PBS video answers the question: "Is climate change supercharging hurricanes?" 
• The video clearly explains the relationship between rising temperatures and the increase in the severity of hurricanes. 

Positives

• The video uses engaging graphics and imagery to ensure students understand the content. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students will need to have a basic understanding of climate change. 
• There is an advertisement at the end of the video. The video content ends at 2 minutes and 43 seconds. 

Differentiation

• Civics classes could use this video to discuss how communities can prepare themselves for climate change. The videos How to Survive a Climate Disaster and Climate Change: Preparing for Power Loss can be used for students to explore these ideas further. 
• Civics classes could use this video as a hook before exploring youth action taken after hurricanes. The videos Youth Climate Story: Hurricane Damage and Climate Strikes in Florida, Youth Climate Story: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (Keishla), and Youth Climate Story: Hurricane Sandy in Far Rockaway are helpful to further explore these ideas. 
• Science teachers can use this resource before the lessons Extreme Weather 101 or Mapping Air Pressure - Visualizing Hurricane Irma to explore extreme weather exacerbated by climate change.