Climate Change Supercharges Hurricanes 🌪️

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Summary:

  1. Intensified Storms
    84% of North Atlantic hurricanes from 2019-2024 experienced wind speed increases of up to 19 mph, linked to rising ocean temperatures.

  2. Record-Breaking Hurricanes
    Hurricanes Helene and Milton shattered records in Florida, with some storms like Rafael seeing wind speeds jump 34 mph.

  3. Category Elevation
    Higher sea temperatures elevated many storms by one category on the Saffir-Simpson scale, amplifying potential damage.

  4. Damage Exponentially Rising
    Damage escalates exponentially with wind speed; a storm with double the wind speed can cause 256 times more damage.

  5. Real-Time Impact Analysis
    New methodologies allow real-time attribution of climate change’s effect on individual hurricanes, revolutionizing disaster forecasting.

Read more at: Nautilus