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Earth is about 1.3 degrees Celsius hotter now than it would be if humans had not caused global climate change by burning vast amounts of fossil fuels.
That extra heat has so far mostly ended up in the world's oceans.
And a lot of the energy for storms like Melissa comes directly from the ocean.
A hotter ocean leads to potentially stronger, wetter hurricanes.
That's exactly what scientists at World Weather Attribution think happened.
Melissa had plenty of hot ocean water to feed on, so it got huge.
In the end, its rainfall intensity was about 9% higher, with wind speeds roughly 7% higher than they would have been absent climate change.
The storm caused more than 60 deaths in the Caribbean, though that number may rise over time.
Or maybe you're in one of the thousands of communities that are trying to prepare for disasters, you know, like hurricanes or wildfires, and you apply for federal funding, that's completely changing too.
Or maybe you're in one of the thousands of communities that are trying to prepare for disasters, you know, like hurricanes or wildfires, and you apply for federal funding, that's completely changing too.
Or maybe you're in one of the thousands of communities that are trying to prepare for disasters, you know, like hurricanes or wildfires, and you apply for federal funding, that's completely changing too.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Yeah, so if you checked the weather on your phone this morning, you interacted with NOAA. These are the scientists that make the weather forecasts. They track hurricanes and tornadoes and floods and droughts. They help warn people about those things. They make nautical charts to keep ships from running aground. They track space weather to make sure commercial flights are safe.
Yeah, so if you checked the weather on your phone this morning, you interacted with NOAA. These are the scientists that make the weather forecasts. They track hurricanes and tornadoes and floods and droughts. They help warn people about those things. They make nautical charts to keep ships from running aground. They track space weather to make sure commercial flights are safe.
Yeah, so if you checked the weather on your phone this morning, you interacted with NOAA. These are the scientists that make the weather forecasts. They track hurricanes and tornadoes and floods and droughts. They help warn people about those things. They make nautical charts to keep ships from running aground. They track space weather to make sure commercial flights are safe.
They manage fisheries. They protect species like whales and corals. I could keep going. They do a lot.
They manage fisheries. They protect species like whales and corals. I could keep going. They do a lot.