SPACENETIC

Hermosillo | How Does Climate Change Affect You?

Saving PLANet A

High-Level Project Summary

The climate is changing, so we should change too. Currently, the world is affected by the decisions that human beings are making such as the use of polluting vehicles, excessive use of fossils, deforestation, among many other causes. This is causing climate changes in different parts of the world, and Hermosillo is not the exception. Currently, Hermosillo has fallen victim of flooding coming from hurricanes, which symbolizes a problem, since the city is designed for desert climate only. For these reasons we made a video in order to raise awareness about why climate change is affecting Hermosillo.

Link to Final Project

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15Cb7xLp93MixZ4u_ov1ppE8ZrFiFYgTV?usp=sharing

Link to Project "Demo"

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wIRN14W5btgU4oCEE8tcETF4vVenLk7jjLKf7YPs6f0/edit?usp=sharing

Detailed Project Description

The team believes that the best way to make people aware of climate change is by making an infomercial with the purpose to educate, but without losing the essence that draws people in with a creative touch.

The main theme of the video is revolved around the aspects that Hermosillenses have experienced in recent days. As mentioned before, Hermosillo has a desertic climate, so the consequences that Hurricane Orlene has brought us have been disastrous as the city does not have the necessary infrastructure; scraps have run into each other, cars are dragged by currents of water and there are destroyed traffic lights.

At present, several investigations have been carried out to know the behaviors of current hurricanes, and it was found out that scientists still do not find solid evidence on the intensification of hurricane frequencies. However, the power of the storms that generate them have increased. Storms are now becoming more powerful and faster in a 24-hour span compared to 30 years ago, becoming stronger by increasing 20.92 km/h on previously established winds.

Space Agency Data

We read information from the different sources that were recommended to us, such as NASA GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, to understand a little more thoroughly what global warming consists of and what would be the negative effects that it causes. Likewise, the official records of Mexico were consulted to analyze how climate change has evolved and progressed over the years.

Hackathon Journey

At the beginning, most of the team members were a bit nervous because it would be the first time that they would participate in a Space Apps Challenges, so they did not know what to expect before this new experience, but as time passed, it became clear more thoroughly what the event consisted of, and at the end they were able to enjoy it.

For the last three days, the members did not have to encounter any great difficulty, so in the phases of making the video they worked successfully. We were able to experience an event that allowed us to learn more about climate change and, plus, having a good time with friends.

References

Agua, C. N. del. (s. f.). Se presenta en México el fenómeno conocido como Monzón de Norteamérica. gob.mx. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.gob.mx/conagua/prensa/se-presenta-en-mexico-el-fenomeno-conocido-como-monzon-de-norteamerica-277442

BBC News Mundo. (2021, 30 agosto). Cómo se forman los huracanes y por qué son tan frecuentes en México, Estados Unidos y el Caribe. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-53910147

Benavides, S. (2022, 28 septiembre). ANÁLISIS | Por qué los huracanes son cada vez más costosos. CNN. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/09/27/analisis-huracanes-costosos-trax/

Cómo se forman los huracanes: guía animada para entender estos fenómenos naturales. (2018, 23 agosto). BBC News Mundo. Recuperado 1 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-45284805

Data Commons (2020) Earth. Recuperado el 1/10/2022 en https://datacommons.org/place/Earth?utm_medium=explore&mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=es

Fundación Aquae. (2022, 27 abril). Causas y consecuencias del cambio climático - Fundación Aquae. Fundación Aquae. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.fundacionaquae.org/wiki/causas-y-consecuencias-cambio-climatico/?gclid=CjwKCAjwp9qZBhBkEiwAsYFsb3j9tXC1-OmhwMe7CDvRwkB8NYlLLD0_ajx3aFnWPnZwYvQYyGEr6hoC2KQQAvD_BwE+

Greenpeace México (2012) Impactos ambientales del petróleo. Recuperado el 1/10/2022 en https://www.greenpeace.org/mexico/publicacion/982/impactos-ambientales-del-petroleo/

Huracán Info. (20 de marzo de 2021). ¿Cómo se Forman los Huracanes? Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbRcnWFXWM&ab_channel=Hurac%C3%A1nInfo

Loaiza, M. V. (2022, 30 septiembre). Tormenta tropical Orlene amenaza a México; podría llegar como huracán categoría 1. CNN. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/09/30/orlene-mexico-tormenta-tropical-huracan-categoria-1-orix/

NASA GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (2022) Las causas del cambio climático. Recuperado el 1/10/2022 en https://climate.nasa.gov/causas/#:~:text=Los%20cient%C3%ADficos%20atribuyen%20la%20tendencia,la%20Tierra%20hacia%20el%20espacio.

ONU (2022) Causes and Effects of Climate Change. Recuperado el 1/10/2022 en https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/causes-effects-climate-change#:~:text=Fossil%20fuels%20%E2%80%93%20coal%2C%20oil%20and,of%20all%20carbon%20dioxide%20emissions.

ONU HABITAT (2022) Contaminación, automóviles y calidad del aire. Recuperado el 1/10/2022 en https://onuhabitat.org.mx/index.php/contaminacion-automoviles-y-calidad-del-aire#:~:text=Los%20autom%C3%B3viles%20particulares%20generan%20el,las%20medidas%20de%20prevenci%C3%B3n%20adecuadas.

‘Orlene’ se acerca a costas de México; causará fuertes lluvias en el occidente y sureste del país. (2022, 30 septiembre). infobae. Recuperado 1 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2022/09/30/orlene-se-acerca-a-costas-de-mexico-causara-fuertes-lluvias-en-el-occidente-y-sureste-del-pais/

Pronóstico Meteorológico General. (2022). conagua. Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://smn.conagua.gob.mx/es/pronosticos/pronosticossubmenu/pronostico-meteorologico-general

Quiero aprender. (s. f.). Recuperado 2 de octubre de 2022, de https://www.eird.org/fulltext/ABCDesastres/teoria/preguntas/huracanes.htm#:%7E:text=Los%20huracanes%20se%20inician%20como,velocidad%20de%20120%20km%2Fh.