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Slower-moving hurricanes will cause more devastation as world warms

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Slower-moving hurricanes will cause more devastation as world warms

Climate models show that as the world warms, tropical cyclones will travel more slowly, dumping more rain in one place and making high-speed winds batter buildings for longer

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Flooding in Houston

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Urbanisation made flooding from Hurricane Harvey 21 times as likely

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hurricane damage

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There's little doubt we're to blame for hurricanes getting worse

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The eye of storm michael

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Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Michael is about to hit Florida

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Devastation continues more than a week after Hurricane Florence

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Dramatic pictures of the storm damage from Florence and Mangkhut

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Preparations for Hurricane Florence

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Global warming is amplifying Hurricane Florence’s destructive power

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Hurricane Florence, as seen from the International Space Station

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Hurricane Florence: Mass evacuation of 1.5 million residents ordered

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Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand after hammering Tonga

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Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand after hammering Tonga

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We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes

Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts

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La Niña forecast may mean even worse Atlantic hurricanes in 2018

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New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300

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Will Alphabet's internet balloons really help Puerto Rico?

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