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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Philippines facing ‘unprecedented’ back-to-back typhoons. Scientists now say climate crisis is to blame

The extraordinary number of typhoons that pummeled the Philippines in November were fueled by conditions that are now almost twice as likely due to the climate crisis, a new study has found.

The Philippines faced six back to back typhoons in just 23 days last month, an unprecedented onslaught of storms that scientists say were fueled by unusually hot oceans and higher air humidity – both consequences of the climate crisis caused by burning fossil fuels.

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