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.
The current hurricane season had been uncharacteristically mild until about a week ago because of dry air in the Atlantic. Yet while storms aren't necessarily more frequent, they are getting nastier because of global warming, experts say.
In Ian’s case, the meteorological conditions were so obvious that forecasters were warning about it days in advance. A new yet-to-be-published study in a peer-reviewed journal shows that as hurricanes near the coast -- a danger point for people -- storms are intensifying more quickly than ever before, said Karthik Balaguru, a Pacific Northwest National Lab climate scientist who conducted the study. “It’s more likely because of climate change,” he said.
While Ian is expected to slow near the Florida coast and dump huge amounts of rain it is not expected to be nearAs storms intensify more rapidly and more frequently, forecasters and emergency planners are given less time to help communities prepare for the worst.Hurricane Ida.
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