Fierce winds, driving rain, severe thunderstorms — hurricanes have always been cataclysmic weather events. But climate change appears to be supercharging them. Researchers are racing to pin down the forces driving these changes and what the future holds. Science reporter Ari Daniel has the story, as Florida braces for hurricane Helene to make landfall.
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