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How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.

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Here's why Hurricane Erick is quickly strengthening into dangerous storm

Doubling in strength in less than a day and expected to further grow further, Hurricane Erick is chugging through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approaches Mexico's southern Pacific Coast

The Independent UK

How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

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‘Exposed, inexperienced’ Tampa in the eye of the hurricane for first time in more than a century

The gentle, shallow slope of the coastline near Tampa makes the city especially vulnerable to significant and dangerous storm surges as Hurricane Milton bears down

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An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives

The Independent UK

As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy backwater

The Independent UK

Major storms contribute to thousands of deaths up to 15 years later, study finds

As much as 5% of all deaths along US eastern coast since 1930s have been the result of such storms, research finds

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Hurricane Beryl Was a Warning Shot for Houston

The category 1 storm dealt the city disastrous damage. Houston’s first direct hit from a hurricane in decades showed how vulnerable the nation’s energy capital remains.

Texas Observer

Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas due to hot ocean temperatures

After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and downgrading to a tropical storm, Beryl is expected to once again become a hurricane as it hurtles towards southern Texas by Sunday evening

The Independent UK

How the hot water that fueled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season they can expect

The Independent UK

Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says

James Hansen says limit will be passed ‘for all practical purposes’ by May though other experts predict that will happen in 2030s

The Guardian - US

What does a Jordan Peterson conference say about the future of climate change? Apparently we’re headed towards ‘human flourishing’

Attendees of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship were treated to a grab-bag of cherrypicked talking points from some speakers that ignored the risks of climate change

The Guardian - AU

Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard. Scientists aren't sure why

Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened and why

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Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm

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Climate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England

Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the Gulf of Maine and other bodies of water rapidly warm

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Hurricane Lee is charting a new course in weather and could signal more monster storms

Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology

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What makes Idalia so potent? It's feeding on intensely warm water that acts like rocket fuel

Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, forecasters expect Hurricane Idalia to rapidly strengthen as it bears down on Florida

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How a mix of natural and human-caused caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary's soggy mess

Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada

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Evening Standard

Best books on climate change to help you understand the crisis

From holistic, philosophical texts to practical solutions

Salon

Why Big Oil loves renewable energy

Wind and solar can only output so much. Fossil fuels often fill a gap better suited for nuclear power

Axios

More than 13 million people to see new hurricane wind risks

Warming to heighten hurricane wind risks along East and Gulf coasts.

The Independent UK

AP EXPLAINS: How one computer forecast model botched Ian

Hurricane Ian confounded one key computer forecast model, creating challenges for forecasters and Florida residents

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