Hurricanes are becoming more frequent and intense, a trend that scientists are attributing to the ongoing effects of climate change.
Every hurricane in the 2024 Atlantic season was intensified by human-driven climate change, according to a new analysis by the nonprofit climate research group Climate Central.
“Every hurricane in 2024 was stronger than it would have been 100 years ago,” said Daniel Gilford, climate scientist at Climate Central and lead author of the report. “Through record-breaking ocean warming, human carbon pollution is worsening hurricane catastrophes in our communities.”
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