Climate Change Making East Coast Vulnerable to Most Terrifying Hurricanes, Study Says

Huge hurricane between Florida and Cuba. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Climate change is making the east coast more vulnerable to rapidly intensifying hurricanes as storm-thwarting wind shear is reduced over the region, according to a study published this month in the journal Nature. The research builds on 2017 findings that a bubble of cooler ocean temperatures and lofty crosswinds protects the east coast when hurricanes… Continue reading Climate Change Making East Coast Vulnerable to Most Terrifying Hurricanes, Study Says