In October 2016,
Hurricane Matthew
killed more than 550 people and caused $15 billion in property damages.
The most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean and Southeastern United
States in a decade, it
whipped winds
up to 160 miles per hour and pushed a 10-foot surge of seawater onto
the coast. Unfortunately, Matthew might be more of a harbinger than an
outlier. Based on computer models and historical records, many
climatologists think that warming oceans might make storms like Matthew
more common.
Research suggests that a hotter planet might create the perfect weather
conditions for forming these exceptionally strong, dangerous tropical
cyclones.
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