US Atlantic coast now a breeding ground for supercharged hurricanes – study

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The US Atlantic coast has become a breeding ground for super-charged hurricanes which are likely to batter coastal communities even harder if the world remains hooked on fossil fuels, a new study found.

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Global heating caused by greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil, gas and coal is the main factor contributing to increasingly severe storms and flooding affecting the American east coast over the past four decades.Rapid intensificationhas led to storms gathering strength so quickly it has become increasingly difficult to provide timely warnings and evacuation orders to residents.

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The warming planet is poised to bring hurricanes that intensify quicker and, with them, a heightened risk of flooding to east coast communities which modeling…

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