tropical cyclone
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Hurricanes Now Twice as Likely to Strengthen and Grow, Study Finds
It’s no surprise that the climate crisis is fueling more intense weather, but new research shows how warming ocean temperatures are boosting tropical storms, causing hurricanes to become bigger and stronger at faster rates. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports found that hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are now twice as…
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The UN Is Building a Global Early Warning System for Extreme Weather
In hopes of protecting more people from climate change-fuelled disasters, the United Nations is working on a global system to warn populations who are in the path of a storm or about to be hit by a heatwave or drought. The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) aims to build a system within the next five…
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Pacific Northwest Faces Second Damaging Atmospheric River in a Week
The Pacific Northwest is still reeling from catastrophic flooding unleashed by heavy rains last week. But residents already need to prepare for the next round of calamity.
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Satellite Imagery Shows the Staggering Bomb Cyclone Hitting the West Coast
The West Coast wet season kicked off with a bang over the weekend. After a series of successively more powerful storms fuelled by an atmospheric river hit the region late last week, the big one arrived with a force on Sunday.