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The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict

Tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes and typhoons in other parts of the world, have caused huge damage in many places recently. The United States has just been hit by Hurricane Milton, within two weeks of Hurricane Helene. Climate change likely made their impacts worse.

The Conversation

Why Milton's 'reverse surge' sucked water away from flood-fearing Tampa

In the hours before Hurricane Milton hit, forecasters worried it could send as much as 15 feet of water rushing onto the heavily populated shores of Florida’s Tampa Bay

The Independent UK

“Should we be worried?”: Another well blowout in West Texas has a town smelling of rotten eggs

Experts warn that more blowouts should be expected unless oil and gas companies change their methods.

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Pictured: Panic spreads across Florida as Hurricane Milton moves into state delivering a devastating punch

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following the storm that was once a Category 5 system

The Independent UK

'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds

A major study published on Wednesday warns that even temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit could lead to irreversible consequences, including rising sea levels and mass biodiversity loss. With global emissions still rising, scientists stress that hopes of reversing climate overshoot without drastic action are dangerously misguided.

France 24

Still safe to cycle — BBC 'really, really sorry' for misleading hurricane force wind predictions

A glitch on the BBC Weather app and site suggested some rather unusual weather in the UK on Thursday

Cycling Weekly

Classic BBC Weather forecast blunders: On-air swearing, technical glitches and unruly dogs

Following app error, we look at some of the best of the worst moments from the archive

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Who is Michael Fish? Weather presenter trending after BBC forecast fail

Some people joked about an app’s blunder bearing similarities to Michael Fish’s infamous 1987 weather report

Evening Standard

First Thing: Hurricane Milton slams into Florida as nearly 3 million without power

Joe Biden calls it the ‘storm of the century.’ Plus, US urges Israel to urgently address ‘catastrophic’ Gaza conditions

The Guardian - UK

Milton hits — more super-storms coming?

How many more devastating storms do we need, one scientist asks, "to convince the denialist crowd?"

Salon

BBC issues statement as app predicts 'hurricane force winds' in Scotland

THE BBC has apologised for its weather app and website incorrectly forecasting “hurricane force winds” to hit the UK – including parts of…

The National (Scotland)

BBC weather presenter assures us BBC Weather app predictions of 13,508mph winds in London and temperatures above 400 degrees in Nottingham is a bug

BBC Weather says 'sorry' as glitch leads to impossible weather predictions...

WhatToWatch

‘Bit of a glitch’: BBC Weather app forecasts 15,759mph winds in UK

‘Do not be alarmed,’ says weather presenter after queries about app’s warning of hurricane-strength winds

The Guardian - UK

Hurricane Milton: nearly 3.3 million without power in Florida as category 3 storm makes landfall

Powerful storm slams into coast, bringing deadly storm surge to Sarasota, Tampa, St Petersburg and Fort Myers

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Salon

Hurricane Milton closing in on Florida

The storm is about 160 miles off the coast of Tampa and is expected to make landfall as soon as Wednesday night

The Conversation

How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine

When the Paris agreement on climate change was gavelled into being in December 2015, it briefly looked like that rarest of things: a political victory for climate activists and delegates from the poorest regions of the world that, due to colonisation by today’s wealthy nations, have contributed little to the…

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Milton: tropical storm-force winds reach Florida before ‘storm of the century’

Storm weakens to category 3 ahead of expected landfall late on Wednesday or early on Thursday

Al Jazeera

Hurricane Milton: What’s a Category 5 storm and why is it so dangerous?

Florida’s west coast braces for high-speed winds and torrential rains weeks after devastation by Hurricane Helene.

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Evening Standard

Will Hurricane Kirk affect the weather in the UK?

While Florida is bracing for impact from Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Kirk is fast approaching Europe

Al Jazeera

Climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Helene: Report

New study says torrential rain and powerful winds were about 10 percent more intense due to climate change.

The Guardian - US

Global heating makes hurricanes like Helene twice as likely, data shows

Analysis shows Gulf’s heat that worsened Helene 200-500 times more likely because of human-caused global heating

International Business Times

A US Climate Scientist Sees Hurricane Helene's Devastation Firsthand

Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home.

International Business Times

Climate Change Made Deadly Hurricane Helene More Intense: Study

Hurricane Helene's torrential rain and powerful winds were made about 10 percent more intense due to climate change, according to a study published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group.

The Independent UK

Florida twice as likely to be hit by hurricanes like Helene thanks to climate crisis

The high sea temperatures that fueled Hurricane Helene were made 200-500 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists find

The Independent UK

Hot weather and crystal meth don’t mix – the death stats prove it

Meth increases body temperature, impairs the brain’s ability to regulate and makes it harder for the heart to compensate

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