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NOAA Confirms a Weak and 'Unusual' La Niña by Spring
An unusual La Niña event has been confirmed by NOAA, emerging later than expected in December 2024. This weaker and shorter cycle, part of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to persist until April 2025. La Niña typically brings cooler and wetter winters to northern regions while causing warmer, drier conditions in the south. D...
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Will Hurricanes Become Even Stronger as the Planet Warms?
Hurricanes derive their strength from warm ocean waters, with current theoretical wind speed limits around 200 mph. However, as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, experts predict hurricanes could intensify even further. This increase in ocean heat may push the limits, potentially resulting in stronger storms with winds exce...
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Explained: How Milton Became A Powerful Hurricane And Why It's A Concern
Milton's rapid power surge appears to be the latest example of a worrying trend, scientists said, with climate change not only fuelling more powerful storms, but doing so more quickly.
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Ocean Heat Behind Helene Made 500 Times More Likely By Climate Change
Climate change intensified Hurricane Helene's rainfall and winds, amplifying its devastation, a new rapid analysis found.
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Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall At Florida's Gulf Coast As Category 1 Storm
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday morning and began a slow crawl across the state, causing potentially dangerous storm surges, heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding.
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Hurricane Debby To Hit Florida, May Cause Historic Rainfall, Flooding
By 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT) on Sunday, the hurricane had sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), growing from a slow moving tropical storm that gained strength from warm Gulf waters. It will likely just get stronger.
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How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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Video: Waterfalls Appear In California's Death Valley, One Of The Hottest And Driest Places On Earth
The aftermath of Hurricane Kay in the United States has led to more heavy rainfall and an unlikely sight - waterfalls in one of the driest, hottest places in the world.
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Joe Biden Warns Of Climate Change "Code Red" In Visit To Storm Damage
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the world faces a "code red" on climate change danger as he visited damage from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in New York and New Jersey.
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2020 Weather Disasters Boosted By Climate Change: Report
The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.
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God's Work, Or Man's? Storm-Battered Louisianans Are Unsure
Daniel Schexnayder has water up to his ankles as he stands outside, surveying damage to his home inflicted by Hurricane Laura six weeks before Louisiana was pummeled by a second storm, Delta.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Fires, Storms Show Impact of Climate Change
Apple chief Tim Cook said Monday he views the recent increase in fires, hurricanes and floods as strong proof that climate change is real.
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Hurricane Dorian Hits Bahamas. But What Is A Category 5 Storm?
Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall in history. It's also the fifth Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic in the past four years. Here are some facts about what makes a Category 5 storm and what to expect as climate change supercharges our weather.
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General Knowledge For UPSC, SSC, PSC, Railways, Bank Exams (September 1, 2019)
In this GK roundup of September 1, 2019, stories on hurricane Dorian, bank merger, climate change and latest developments from Iran sanctions and Amazon fires have been listed.
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NOAA Confirms a Weak and 'Unusual' La Niña by Spring
An unusual La Niña event has been confirmed by NOAA, emerging later than expected in December 2024. This weaker and shorter cycle, part of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to persist until April 2025. La Niña typically brings cooler and wetter winters to northern regions while causing warmer, drier conditions in the south. D...
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Will Hurricanes Become Even Stronger as the Planet Warms?
Hurricanes derive their strength from warm ocean waters, with current theoretical wind speed limits around 200 mph. However, as global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, experts predict hurricanes could intensify even further. This increase in ocean heat may push the limits, potentially resulting in stronger storms with winds exce...
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Explained: How Milton Became A Powerful Hurricane And Why It's A Concern
Milton's rapid power surge appears to be the latest example of a worrying trend, scientists said, with climate change not only fuelling more powerful storms, but doing so more quickly.
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Ocean Heat Behind Helene Made 500 Times More Likely By Climate Change
Climate change intensified Hurricane Helene's rainfall and winds, amplifying its devastation, a new rapid analysis found.
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Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall At Florida's Gulf Coast As Category 1 Storm
Hurricane Debby made landfall as a Category 1 storm in the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday morning and began a slow crawl across the state, causing potentially dangerous storm surges, heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding.
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Hurricane Debby To Hit Florida, May Cause Historic Rainfall, Flooding
By 11 p.m. EDT (0300 GMT) on Sunday, the hurricane had sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), growing from a slow moving tropical storm that gained strength from warm Gulf waters. It will likely just get stronger.
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How Cyclones And Hurricanes Will Change As The Earth Warms Due To Climate Change
When Hurricane Beryl hit the Grenadine Islands on July 1, its 150-mph winds and awesome storm surge made it the earliest category 5 storm (the most destructive grade on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) the tropical Atlantic has seen.
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Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report
Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday.
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Video: Waterfalls Appear In California's Death Valley, One Of The Hottest And Driest Places On Earth
The aftermath of Hurricane Kay in the United States has led to more heavy rainfall and an unlikely sight - waterfalls in one of the driest, hottest places in the world.
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Joe Biden Warns Of Climate Change "Code Red" In Visit To Storm Damage
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the world faces a "code red" on climate change danger as he visited damage from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in New York and New Jersey.
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2020 Weather Disasters Boosted By Climate Change: Report
The ten costliest weather disasters worldwide this year saw insured damages worth $150 billion, topping the figure for 2019 and reflecting a long-term impact of global warming, according to a report Monday.
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God's Work, Or Man's? Storm-Battered Louisianans Are Unsure
Daniel Schexnayder has water up to his ankles as he stands outside, surveying damage to his home inflicted by Hurricane Laura six weeks before Louisiana was pummeled by a second storm, Delta.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Fires, Storms Show Impact of Climate Change
Apple chief Tim Cook said Monday he views the recent increase in fires, hurricanes and floods as strong proof that climate change is real.
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Hurricane Dorian Hits Bahamas. But What Is A Category 5 Storm?
Hurricane Dorian has slammed into the northern Bahamas, one of the strongest storms to make landfall in history. It's also the fifth Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic in the past four years. Here are some facts about what makes a Category 5 storm and what to expect as climate change supercharges our weather.
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General Knowledge For UPSC, SSC, PSC, Railways, Bank Exams (September 1, 2019)
In this GK roundup of September 1, 2019, stories on hurricane Dorian, bank merger, climate change and latest developments from Iran sanctions and Amazon fires have been listed.
