There are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.
Imagine that a politician, during a debate on climate change, argued that “there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.” That politician then used that assertion to claim that climate change activists use hurricanes as means of advancing their own interests.
For this prompt, you will take on the role of staff member on National Public Radio tasked with the role of fact-checking this statement.
Prepare a response of 350-500 words that addresses the following:
Assess (yes/no) whether the politician was correct in their assessment that “there are no more hurricanes today than there were 100 years ago.”
Use knowledge of how hurricanes form to refute/defend politician’s claim.
Identify ways other than frequency that hurricanes may be changing over time.
Use and cite scientific evidence to back up your argument.
Use citations to support your conclusions, using APA style format Links to an external site.. The course textbook is fair game as one of your citation sources.
Address all of the above elements of the prompt.
Cite your sources, using APA citation format.
Submit your draft by the deadline in order to participate in peer review.
Keep your response short, between 350-500 words.
