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

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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 across the Southeast. Sponsor Message Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm on Sept. 11, causing surprise flooding in New Orleans and leaving over 400,000 people without power. Hurricane Debby hit the Big Bend area of Florida on Aug. 5 as a Category 1 storm, and inundated the region with heavy rainfall.

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