Hurricanes Like Laura Are More Likely Because Of Climate Change

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Hot water is like a battery charger for hurricanes. It sends energy and moisture into the storm as it forms — helping it grow more powerful and deadly. So as the water on the ocean's surface gets hotter, big, deadly hurricanes are becoming more likely.

Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on Wednesday. The storm rapidly intensified before it made landfall.Hurricane Laura approaches the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on Wednesday. The storm rapidly intensified before it made landfall.Hurricane Laura's top wind speeds nearly doubled in just 24 hours as it approached the border between Texas and Louisiana.

That means big, deadly hurricanes are getting more likely."The proportion of all hurricanes reaching Category 4 and 5 strength has increased in recent years," says meteorologist Jeff Masters.

 

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And to think a publicly funded broadcaster regularly comes out with this crap!

Experts tell us Climate Change gloom and doom is NOT HAPPENING! Drastic Environmental and Global Warming Predictions of the Last 50 Years HAVE NOT COME TRUE! Read this long list...

coveringclimatenow is spinning out wonderous tales.

DefundNPR ... they are tossing BS again. FOAH

If we all bought a sheiot-ton of carbon credits, this wouldnt be happening. Thats why Im voting for the party that invented carbon credits and the enviornment. Go Joe!

God you people never stop!

Greta is on the way

Ooops! Get'n Fact Checked!

Yeah, that's why hurricanes happen in the summer.

If only we could convince President Paper Towels of that. Don't ya know climate change is all just a big hoax!

We’re up to “M” named storms and it’s not even September. Sep-Oct is peak storm season. Next up to form is Nana.

Now do Hurricane Sandy. 🙄 Please stop with this narrative, already; this is entirely subjective.

If only we had had some idea that the weather or climate was being altered in some way, or changing. 🙄

Every one go outside with your coolers full of ice and dump it into the ocean.

People who don't know anything: 'But, but, but hot water is what I get in my bathtub! There's no way it can supply energy to a hurricane!' Everyone else: 'STFU and go take a bath, rube.'

Acid Rain

That’s y California and the WestCoast never get a Hurricane because the Pacific ocean is cooler

Laura fizzled out into a tropical storm. Better find some better examples for your premise.

we been hearing this for 30 years yet the evidence doesn't bare that out. believe in science!

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