Global heating made Hurricane Dorian bigger, wetter – and more deadly

Exposing the Big Game's avatarThe Extinction Chronicles

We know that warm waters fuel hurricanes, and Dorian was strengthened by waters well above average temperatures

‘As climate change has melted glaciers and ice around the world, that water has gone into the oceans.’
 ‘As climate change has melted glaciers and ice around the world, that water has gone into the oceans.’ Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/AP

The Bahamas, for those who live there, is simply a place to call home. For many Americans, it’s a dream vacation spot. But Hurricane Dorian turned that dream into a nightmare. And the worst part is this is only the beginning. Because unless we confront the climate crisis, warming will turn more and more of our fantastic landscapes, cities we call paradise and other dream destinations into nightmarish hellscapes.

While the science has yet to come in on the specifics of just how much worse climate change made Dorian, we already…

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