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Climate change means hurricanes are taking longer to weaken after making landfall, study reveals

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Hurricanes that make landfall are taking more time to weaken – and climate change may be to blame. Researchers found that because of rising sea temperatures, the average North Atlantic hurricane now takes 33 hours to lose steam, compared to the 17 hours some 50 years ago. Storms forming over warmer oceans are carrying moisture … Read more

Hurricane Laura continues to gain strength, could become Category 5 storm before making landfall

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Hurricane Laura crashed into Louisiana with ferocious 150mph winds today amid fears it will swamp the low-lying coast with an ‘unsurvivable’ 20ft surge of ocean water.   The Category 4 monster made landfall at 1am with the strongest winds that Louisiana has seen since 1856 and warnings that the storm could penetrate up to 200 miles … Read more