Ocean Heat Behind Helene Made 500 Times More Likely By Climate Change
Climate change intensified Hurricane Helene’s rainfall and winds, amplifying its devastation, a new rapid analysis found. The Gulf of Mexico has been abnormally warm, which helped turn Helene into the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland in nearly two decades. Burning fossil fuels made that extra ocean heat up to 500 times more likely,…
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