KEY CONCEPTS Warming oceans are fueling stronger tropical cyclones—the costliest and lethal climate disasters within the U.S. Of the ten costliest climate disasters in U.S. historical past, eight were hurricanes. About 80% of major hurricanes bear speedy intensification. In the Atlantic, 170 landfalling tropical cyclones have skilled speedy intensification since 1980. Of the 56 tropical …
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