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How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias, which battered the Caribbean and the US East Coast, is being examined for the role climate change played in intensifying it. Analysts point to warmer ocean waters and heavier rainfall linked to a warming planet as factors that made the storm more destructive. Coverage argues such storms are increasingly shaped by human-caused warming.
Why now: The storm's recent damage has renewed debate over climate change's role in extreme weather.
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- How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias · Informed Comment
- How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias · Yale Climate Connections
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