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As the floodwaters in North Carolina recede, more storms are already brewing in the Atlantic, with forecasters tracking which cyclones may pose a threat to the Gulf Coast.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Climate change has exacerbated conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful cyclones sometimes within mere hours.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
State of play: The rapidly intensifying cyclone is expected to bring up to 8 feet of storm surge to Tampa Bay, per the National Hurricane Center, along with heavy rainfall and strong winds.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Children caught in the crosshairs of the climate crisis
Climate change increases the frequency, severity and unpredictability of cyclones, floods and other extreme weather events affecting Bangladesh, underscoring that the climate crisis is fundamentally a child rights crisis.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
Climate change has exacerbated conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful cyclones sometimes within mere hours.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
State of play: The rapidly intensifying cyclone is expected to bring up to 8 feet of storm surge to Tampa Bay, per the National Hurricane Center, along with heavy rainfall and strong winds.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Children caught in the crosshairs of the climate crisis
Climate change increases the frequency, severity and unpredictability of cyclones, floods and other extreme weather events affecting Bangladesh, underscoring that the climate crisis is fundamentally a child rights crisis.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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