Rebecca Herscher

It's also bringing significant flooding to Guam.

Powerful typhoons and hurricanes are more likely to form because of climate change.

Ocean temperatures are rising because of planet-warming pollution from burning oil, gas, and coal.

That warmer ocean water helps storms like Sinlaku get larger and more dangerous.

Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, lost 356 workers in February, according to the federal government's Office of Personnel Management.

In all, FEMA has lost more than 2,500 employees since last September.

Trump administration officials have repeatedly called for FEMA to be drastically cut and moved to eliminate FEMA jobs, including in offices that directly help survivors of hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters.

FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

At his Senate confirmation hearing, new DHS Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen argued that cuts can make FEMA more efficient.

Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.

A huge swath of the Arctic Ocean freezes in the winter each year.

Last year, there was less ice than ever recorded, going back to 1979.

That's according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

And this year has set a new record again.

with even less ice than last year, by a slim margin, according to newly released data.