Florida has declared a state of emergency after Tropical Storm Debby (now a depression) moved across the state, dumping record amounts of rainfall which led to widespread flooding in many areas. Debby is already the fourth named storm in the Atlantic Basin this season, setting a record for the earliest this has ever occurred. Debby, which officially became a tropical storm on June 23rd, formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and was nearly stationary for several days, inundating much of Florida’s Gulf coast, panhandle and northeastern region with record amounts of rainfall and flooding, strong winds and storm surge. For more information on this storm’s legacy, please refer to the following links:

CITY TECH BLOG
How does Climate Change Affect Our World?
If you can recall from ‘My Take On Climate Change’ essay, I spoke about all the causes and examples of climate change and my general opinion on such matters. I spoke about a scenario at the beginning on how climate change is affecting our world right now such