{"id":262092,"date":"2024-10-09T13:38:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/09\/hurricane-milton-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:54","slug":"hurricane-milton-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/09\/hurricane-milton-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Milton: Extreme hurricane season is here and it is fuelled by climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/09102336\/SEI_224989171.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2451229\" data-caption=\"Hurricane Milton approaches Florida\" data-credit=\"CIRA\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Hurricane Milton approaches Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">CIRA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Another one? Hurricane Milton, which is barrelling towards Florida\u2019s west coast, is the fifth hurricane to form over the Atlantic in the past two weeks, arriving on the heels of devastating floods brought by Hurricane Helene. This surge of activity feels all the more surprising given it follows an extended lull that had forecasters scratching their heads. But with warmer oceans due mainly to climate change, researchers say this was bound to happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ceiling was high right at the start of the season and I think this burst is a realisation of that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2451207-extreme-hurricane-season-is-here-and-it-is-fuelled-by-climate-change\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Hurricane Milton approaches Florida CIRA Another one? 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