Nicole is U.S.'s first November hurricane in 40 years — why climate change extends hurricane season

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Nicole is U.S.'s first November hurricane in 40 years — why climate change extends hurricane season
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The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and comes to an end on November 30. With just a few weeks remaining, there is a 65% chance of an above-normal hurricane season this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Nicole has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall along the East Coast of Florida early Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, flooding coastal buildings and knocking out power to thousands, including those living inland. It was the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in November — the tail end of the typical tropical storm season — in nearly 40 years.The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and comes to an end on November 30.

“ ‘We are seeing more and more tropical cyclones become category three, four and five. So in reality,yes, we’re seeing that change every season in the last several years.” It used to be rare for storms to keep strengthening until landfall. But that’s no longer the case over the past few years, and some studies show that this is an alarming sign of climate change. Warming ocean temperatures and abundant atmospheric moisture — both factors that climate change enhances — keep fueling powerful hurricanes to the point that typical jet streams can’t knock down the storms’ speed and velocity near land.

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