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Climate change matched El Niño in strengthening Hurricane Polo
Original: Effect of climate change at least as large as El Niño in strengthening Hurricane Polo
Hurricane Polo intensified in the eastern Pacific, and an analysis by the World Weather Attribution initiative found that the effect of climate change on the storm's strengthening was at least as large as that of El Niño conditions. The finding adds to debate over how warming oceans are amplifying tropical cyclones.
Why now: The attribution study directly links human-caused warming to a storm's intensity, a rare and contested claim.
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- Effect of climate change at least as large as El Niño in strengthening Hurricane Polo · World Weather Attribution
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