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Coverage dated November 19, 2024

Climate change boosted hurricane wind strength by 29 kph since 2019, study says

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For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, a journal reports

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  1. Grist

    Climate change made all of this year's Atlantic hurricanes so much worse (opens Grist)

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    A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power.

  2. Voice of America

    Climate change boosted hurricane wind strength by 29 kph since 2019, study says (opens Voice of America)

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    For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, a journal reports

  3. Scientific American

    Climate Change Amplified the Winds in Every Hurricane in 2024 (opens Scientific American)

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    Every Atlantic hurricane that formed this year had higher wind speeds because of climate change. Two likely would have remained tropical storms without its influence

  4. Fortune

    Climate change has made hurricane winds 18 mph stronger since 2019, study says (opens Fortune)

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    For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, according to the study.

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six

  6. Newsweek

    Hurricane winds 18 mph stronger since 2019: Study (opens Newsweek)

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    Study finds climate change is fueling more storms with vastly increased wind speeds

  7. Science News

    Climate change has amped up hurricane wind speeds by 30 kph on average (opens Science News)

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    Every single Atlantic hurricane in 2024 had wind speeds supercharged by warming seas. One even jumped two categories of intensity.

  8. NBC Los Angeles

    New study details climate change's impact on the strength of hurricanes (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study says.

  9. Nature

    Ferocity of Atlantic hurricanes surges as the ocean warms (opens Nature)

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    Climate change has driven hurricane wind speeds up by an average of nearly 30 kilometres per hour, an analysis of Atlantic storms shows.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entir…

  11. The Hill

    Climate change strengthened hurricanes by 18 miles per hour: Study (opens The Hill)

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    A new study released Wednesday found that climate change intensified recent hurricanes by 18 miles per hour. The study, titled “Human-caused ocean warming has intensified recent hurricanes,” was published in the journal, “Environmental Research: Climate.

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