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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Nina Lakhani

How the climate crisis is driving stronger storms further inland

Gusts from Hurricane Ian begin to knock down small trees and palm fronds in a Florida hotel parking lot.
Gusts from Hurricane Ian begin to knock down small trees and palm fronds in a Florida hotel parking lot. Photograph: Steve Nesius/Reuters

“It’s all about the water,” warned meteorologists as Hurricane Fiona battered Puerto Rico last week and as category 4 Hurricane Ian edged closer and eventually hit Florida on Wednesday.

The water refers to the rainfall and storm surge – both of which are becoming more intense and destructive thanks to global heating, changing the pattern of hurricanes across the world.

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