Hurricanes are doing more damage to inland areas because they’re lasting longer after making landfall, and warmer ocean waters due to climate change are the likely cause, according to new research. The new study examined 71 Atlantic hurricanes that made landfall since 1967. Get Boiling Point, our new newsletter exploring climate change and the environment, and become part of the conversation — and the solution. (Sean Rayford / Associated Press)As the world warms from human-caused climate change, inland cities like Atlanta should see more damage from future storms that just won’t quit, Chakraborty said. AdvertisementBefore he began the study, Chakraborty said he figured the decline in power shouldn’t change over the years even with man-made climate change, because storms tend to lose strength when cut off from the warm water that fuels them.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 11, 2020 18:00 UTC