NPR ANCHOR: What makes a strong hurricane? HERSHER: Heat. Especially hot oceans. When the water in the oceans gets hotter, which is happening because of global warming, it's like fuel for a ...

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

found that human-caused global warming added an average of 18 mph to the maximum wind speeds. This happened for more than 80% of Atlantic hurricanes between 2019 and 2023 – and every 2024 hurricane.

Helene is the eighth Category 4 or 5 hurricane to hit the U.S. in as many years, continuing a troubling trend of increasingly powerful storms. Global warming has increased Gulf water temperatures ...

A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment layers composed of coarse particles, which are different from the finer ...

More and more, TV news is characterizing extreme weather as climate change — except hurricanes 2021 was a breakout year for extreme weather coverage.Climate mentions during reporting on climate ...

Global warming fueling natural disasters around the planet. “It’s happening right now, every place in the world,” said Pappas, who installed the so-called hurricane clips after watching ...