Environment Alert: Hurricanes are getting worse and climate change is the reason, top experts find in new study

The authors, who include federal scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used blunt language linking the more powerful hurricanes to climate change, finding that the Atlantic has already seen "highly unusual" changes in how rapidly hurricanes intensify. "Natural variability cannot explain the magnitude of the observed upward trend."

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Environment Alert Feb 7, 6:20 PM     Hurricanes are getting worse and climate change is the reason, top experts find in new study The authors, who include federal scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used blunt language linking the more powerful hurricanes to climate change, finding that the Atlantic has already seen "highly unusual" changes in how rapidly hurricanes intensify. "Natural variability cannot explain the magnitude of the observed upward trend." Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071