Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate Change Has Boosted Hurricane Wind Strength By A Terrifying Amount

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BAKU, Azerbaijan — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more than five times the damage of a minimal Category 4 storm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration For three storms, including this month’s Rafael, the climate change factor goosed wind speed so much that the winds increased by two storm categories. “Our analysis shows that we would have had zero Category Five storms without human-caused climate change.” This year’s three most devastating storms — Beryl, Helene and Milton — increased by 18 mph, 16 mph and 24 mph respectively because of climate change, the authors said. In 85% of the storms studied in the last six years, the authors saw a fingerprint of climate change in storm strength, Gifford said.

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Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it’s unclear
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it’s unclear

The Hindu  

An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic are raising questions about the impact that climate change is having on tropical storms across the globe. Scientists say it remains unclear how much climate change is reshaping the storm season, or if it is responsible for the rare appearance of four …

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more than five times …

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Bomb cyclone’ slams western US, leaving two dead and 600,000 without power

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn that severe winds and heavy rains are expected across the northwestern United States through Friday. A powerful storm known as a “bomb cyclone” has killed at least two people and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the West Coast of the United States. “Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the West Coast through the end …

Scientists say climate change boosted Milton rainfall and winds
3 months ago

Scientists say climate change boosted Milton rainfall and winds

Politico  

The type of torrential rainfall from storms like Milton was twice as likely because of the 1.3 degrees Celsius of warming the world has experienced since the middle of the 19th century, WWA said. The findings come just days after the same research group found climate change also intensified Hurricane Helene, which like Milton intensified rapidly as it barreled toward …

Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes similar storms more likely
3 months ago

Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes similar storms more likely

NPR  

Climate change made Helene more dangerous. It also makes similar storms more likely toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Climate change made Hurricane Helene more powerful, rainier, and significantly more likely. Sponsor Message Climate change also made such heavy rainfall up to 70% more likely in central and southern Appalachia, where catastrophic flooding washed away roads, destroyed homes and businesses, and …

Hurricane Milton's severity is fueled by climate change, experts say
3 months ago

Hurricane Milton's severity is fueled by climate change, experts say

Salon  

Hurricane Milton is shattering records, becoming the fifth-strongest storm in the Atlantic Basin's recorded history by barometric pressure, strengthening into a Category 5 storm in just 10 hours. "Hurricane Milton is an exceedingly strong and dangerous storm, which is predicted to make landfall in the west coast of Florida and bring hazards of storm surge, rain-fed flooding and extreme winds/tornadic …

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know
3 months ago

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know

NPR  

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know toggle caption Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo Hurricane Milton is bearing down on Florida, threatening some areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago. Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend area of Florida on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 storm, and went on to drive catastrophic flooding …

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms

BBC  

How climate change is rewriting the rules of extreme storms Nasa/Matthew Dominick Hurricane Beryl was the first category five storm to form in June at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season The behaviour of the world's most powerful storms is evolving. As climate change increases temperatures, that extra moisture makes a difference – but the effect is small compared …

How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms
6 months ago

How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms

Hindustan Times  

By Jack Marley, Environment Energy Editor, UK edition How hurricanes will change as the Earth warms London, When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm the tropical Atlantic has seen. A bumper season “If the National Hurricane Centre’s early forecast, released May 23, is …

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change
6 months, 1 week ago

Record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Beryl wouldn't be possible without climate change

Salon  

In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the top hurricane forecasting body in the United States, published a report forecasting the most active hurricane season yet. Michael Wehner, a senior scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, told Salon that the majority of tropical cyclone experts perceive Hurricane Beryl as "a unique, unusual …

Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina. When meteorologists look at how busy a hurricane season is, two factors matter most: ocean temperatures in the Atlantic where storms spin up and need warm water for …

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
11 months ago

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since 2013, five storms — all in the Pacific — had winds of 192 mph or higher that would …

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
11 months ago

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

The Hindu  

A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6. As the world warms, conditions grow more ripe for such whopper storms, including in the Gulf of Mexico, where many storms that hit the United States get stronger, …

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category
11 months ago

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

Associated Press  

A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6. “Climate change is making the worst storms worse,” said study lead author Michael Wehner, a climate scientist at the Lawrence Berkley National Lab. If the world sticks with …

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says

Associated Press  

With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday. “We know that our strongest, most damaging storms very often do intensify very quickly at some point in their lifetimes,” Garner said, highlighting 2017’s Maria, which some researchers …

Hurricanes now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Hurricanes now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says

LA Times  

Rescue workers with Tidewater Disaster Response wade through a tidal surge on a highway while looking for people in need of help after the Steinhatchee River in Steinhatchee, Fla., flooded on Aug. 30 following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. “We know that our strongest, most damaging storms very often do intensify very quickly at some point in their lifetimes,” Garner …

Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Associated Press  

BOSTON — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. One recent study found climate change could result in hurricanes expanding their reach more often into mid-latitude regions, which includes New York, Boston and even Beijing. It also found hurricanes would track closer to the coasts including Boston, New York and Norfolk, Virginia and …

Climate change doesn’t cause hurricanes. But it may increase their frequency and intensity
55 years ago

Climate change doesn’t cause hurricanes. But it may increase their frequency and intensity

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Climate change isn’t real because Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850. Scientists don’t believe climate change causes hurricanes but research has shown the gradual warming of the Earth’s surface may play a role in the intensity and frequency of the strongest ones. “Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850, but the last one was due to climate change,” …

Storm Lee upgraded to Category 1 hurricane as it nears the Caribbean
1 year, 4 months ago

Storm Lee upgraded to Category 1 hurricane as it nears the Caribbean

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Storm Lee is now a hurricane after picking up speed over record-setting warm Atlantic waters. …

Is climate change fuelling Idalia and other hurricanes?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is climate change fuelling Idalia and other hurricanes?

Al Jazeera  

Scientists say climate change has contributed to the intensity of hurricanes, driving higher winds and wetter storms. It ultimately made landfall in the United States as a powerful Category 3 storm — the threshold for a “major hurricane” — with wind speeds whipping at approximately 193 kilometres per hour. With the Atlantic hurricane season only now entering its peak months, …

How Global Warming Makes Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Worse
1 year, 4 months ago

How Global Warming Makes Hurricanes, Floods and Droughts Worse

Bloomberg  

Scientists have predicted for decades that the burning of fossil fuels would push average temperatures ever higher and conjure dangerous extremes. Many heat waves, cyclones, floods, droughts and wildfires — including ones making headlines in 2023 — are now routinely tied to climate change. And heat, along with dryness and wind, fuels forest fires, which is why scientists have become …

Here’s what’s known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones
2 years ago

Here’s what’s known about how climate change fuels tropical cyclones

The Hindu  

Hurricane Ian hit Florida in September 2022 as one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world. It is clear that climate change increases the upper limit on hurricane strength and rain rate and that it also raises the average sea level and therefore storm surge. …

Climate crisis driving increasingly damaging hurricanes on US East Coast
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate crisis driving increasingly damaging hurricanes on US East Coast

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The worsening climate crisis means the United States’ Atlantic coast is "becoming a breeding ground" …

Misleading claims downplay climate change’s effect on hurricanes
2 years, 3 months ago

Misleading claims downplay climate change’s effect on hurricanes

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Climate change isn’t real because hurricanes in Florida and across the U.S. haven’t increased in frequency, intensity or landfall in more than a century. THE FACTS: Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian in southwest Florida last week, some social media users are citing U.S. data that shows hurricanes haven’t become more frequent or intense to misleadingly assert that …

Climate change increased Hurricane Ian’s extreme rain, analysis shows
2 years, 3 months ago

Climate change increased Hurricane Ian’s extreme rain, analysis shows

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The climate crisis increased Hurricane Ian’s rainfall by at least 10 per cent, according to …

Study finds that climate change added 10% to Ian's rainfall
2 years, 3 months ago

Study finds that climate change added 10% to Ian's rainfall

The Hindu  

Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, a study prepared immediately after the storm shows. Thursday's research, which is not peer-reviewed, compared peak rainfall rates during the real storm to about 20 different computer scenarios of a model with Hurricane Ian's characteristics slamming into the Sunshine State in a world with no human-caused climate change. “The …

Study finds that climate change added 10% to Ian’s rainfall
2 years, 3 months ago

Study finds that climate change added 10% to Ian’s rainfall

Associated Press  

Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, a study prepared immediately after the storm shows. Thursday’s research, which is not peer-reviewed, compared peak rainfall rates during the real storm to about 20 different computer scenarios of a model with Hurricane Ian’s characteristics slamming into the Sunshine State in a world with no human-caused climate change. “The …

Slow-Moving Monsters: Climate Change Will Spawn More Storms Like Ian
2 years, 3 months ago

Slow-Moving Monsters: Climate Change Will Spawn More Storms Like Ian

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Climate change is driving up ocean temperatures around the globe. Physically, there are very straightforward things that you can unfortunately expect from that.” In just a few days, Ian grew from a tropical storm to a major hurricane — a phenomenon known as “rapid intensification.” It slammed into Cuba on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction and …

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water
2 years, 3 months ago

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water

Associated Press  

Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day. Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said the warm water creates “a lot more rocket fuel for the storm.” Climate change has …

'Sticky problem for forecasters': Why hurricanes are becoming stronger and faster
2 years, 3 months ago

'Sticky problem for forecasters': Why hurricanes are becoming stronger and faster

Firstpost  

Hurricane Ian is gaining power rapidly and has intensified to a Category 3 storm. As Earth’s climate warms, more storms are undergoing this kind of rapid intensification, sometimes stunning forecasters and giving residents little time to prepare Early on Monday, Hurricane Ian was a tropical storm with heavy rain and winds of at least 73 mph. As Earth’s climate warms, …

Hurricanes are getting stronger. Blame the climate crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Hurricanes are getting stronger. Blame the climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These results point to what climate scientists say is a trend in hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons — different names …

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather
2 years, 6 months ago

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather

NPR  

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathan Howard/AP Nathan Howard/AP Chances are, if you live on Earth, you've experienced some strange, or downright dangerous, weather in the last few years. says Michael Wehner, a senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who studies how climate change influences extreme weather. Climate …

Everything points to another busy hurricane season: Experts
2 years, 7 months ago

Everything points to another busy hurricane season: Experts

India Today  

Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones — more than just climate change — have turned the last several Atlantic hurricane seasons into deadly and expensive whoppers. They say these factors point to but don’t quite promise more trouble ahead: the natural climate event La Nina, human-caused climate …

Experts: Everything points to another busy hurricane season
2 years, 7 months ago

Experts: Everything points to another busy hurricane season

Associated Press  

Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones — more than just climate change — have turned the last several Atlantic hurricane seasons into deadly and expensive whoppers. They say these factors point to but don’t quite promise more trouble ahead: the natural climate event La Nina, human-caused climate …

Pouring it on: Climate change made 2020 hurricanes rainier
2 years, 8 months ago

Pouring it on: Climate change made 2020 hurricanes rainier

Associated Press  

Climate change made the record-smashing deadly 2020 Atlantic hurricane season noticeably wetter, a new study says. Human-caused climate change made the entire season -- 30 named storms -- drop 5% more rain. “The implication is that that means there was more freshwater flooding and that the damages from freshwater flooding were increased, but by how much would require a more …

How Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricanes Like Ida
3 years, 4 months ago

How Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricanes Like Ida

NPR  

How Climate Change Is Fueling Hurricanes Like Ida Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Ida was a fierce Category 4 hurricane when it came ashore Sunday in Louisiana. Climate change helped Ida rapidly gain strength right before it made landfall. As the Earth heats up, rapidly intensifying major hurricanes such as Ida are more likely …

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be ‘above normal’ this year
3 years, 7 months ago

Atlantic hurricane season expected to be ‘above normal’ this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ben Friedman, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic …

Climate change causing frequent cyclones as they draw energy from warm waters
3 years, 7 months ago

Climate change causing frequent cyclones as they draw energy from warm waters

Firstpost  

Cyclone Tauktae could be the biggest to hit western India in three decades. “Now what is happening – the Arabian Sea temperatures, the ocean’s surface temperatures – are warming rapidly,” climate scientist Roxy Mathew Koll of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology told AFP. Rising sea levels could also boost storm surges from cyclones, making them even more deadly and …

‘On steroids’: Hurricanes are becoming turbocharged and harder to predict
4 years, 1 month ago

‘On steroids’: Hurricanes are becoming turbocharged and harder to predict

Hindustan Times  

When Hurricane Laura battered Louisiana in August, becoming the most powerful storm to ever make landfall in the US, forecasters were confounded by its behaviour. Laura’s behavior, known as rapid intensification, was likely exacerbated by climate change, according to some scientists, with warmer ocean waters causing storms to become super-charged. “People might decide not to evacuate for a Cat 1 …

As The Climate Warms, Hurricanes Are Lasting Longer Over Land, Study Finds
4 years, 1 month ago

As The Climate Warms, Hurricanes Are Lasting Longer Over Land, Study Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One week after Pinaki Chakraborty moved to Okinawa, Japan, from the American Midwest, a giant typhoon formed over the Pacific and barreled right into the small island. “If you have higher sea surface temperatures, you have more moisture in the hurricane, and the more the moisture, the slower the decay because moisture is fueling a slower decay.” …

Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up faster
4 years, 3 months ago

Experts: Warming makes Delta, other storms power up faster

Associated Press  

Hurricane Delta, gaining strength as it bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast, is the latest and nastiest in a recent flurry of rapidly intensifying Atlantic hurricanes that scientists largely blame on global warming. Earlier, before hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and temporarily losing strength, Delta set a record for going from a 35 mph unnamed tropical depression to a monstrous …

Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change
4 years, 4 months ago

Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change

NPR  

Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change Enlarge this image toggle caption NOAA via AP NOAA via AP Hurricane Laura's top wind speeds nearly doubled in just 24 hours as it approached the border between Texas and Louisiana. "The proportion of all hurricanes reaching Category 4 and 5 strength has increased in recent years," says meteorologist Jeff …

Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons
4 years, 4 months ago

Damage from whopper hurricanes rising for many reasons

Associated Press  

A destructive storm is rising from warm waters. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which is menacing the U.S. Gulf Coast, because of a combination of increased coastal development, natural climate cycles, reductions in air pollution and man-made climate change, experts say. When it comes to hurricane risk, a …

How climate change makes hurricanes more dangerous
5 years, 4 months ago

How climate change makes hurricanes more dangerous

CNN  

Watch CNN’s live town hall on the climate crisis featuring 10 Democratic presidential candidates tonight beginning at 5 p.m. CNN — Hurricanes are the most violent storms on the planet, and strong storms are getting stronger thanks to warmer oceans. While the storm was not caused by the climate crisis, we do know that climate change is worsening the impact …

NASA study suggests climate change may increase frequency of extreme storms
5 years, 11 months ago

NASA study suggests climate change may increase frequency of extreme storms

India TV News  

Warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change may lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century, according to a NASA study. The researchers found that extreme storms -- those producing at least three millimetres of rain per hour over a 25-kilometre area -- formed when the sea surface …

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