Terrible Twins: How climate change Links storms in Philippines and Florida
Douglas McIntyre, editor-in-chief of Climate Crisis 24/7, discusses how climate change has doubled the risk of typhoons in the Philippines, drawing parallels to similar severe weather in Florida. Rising ocean temperatures, driven by global emissions, increase the intensity of storms in Southeast Asia while similar dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic signal a higher likelihood of severe hurricanes impacting Florida.
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