Climate change is changing hurricanes. How?

Climate change is changing hurricanes.

How? 

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Image Descriptions

1: An image of Hurricane Idalia from space taken by an astronaut aboard the ISS is positioned in the bottom half of the image. White text reads “Climate change is affecting Hurricanes.” with “hurricanes” in blue lettering on a black background at the top. 

2: An image divided into four panels by blue lines. The left most panel runs top to bottom showing a piece of the image from the previous slide while the other three panels divide the right side of the image. The top is white text on a black background and reads “How do hurricanes form?”. The middle shows an image of an eye of a hurricane from space. The bottom panel reads “4 main ingredients:” in blue text and lists “Warm ocean waters near the surface, High humidity in the air, Favorable winds, and A pre-existing disturbance (like a cluster of thunderstorms” 

3: An image with white text on a black background reads “How does climate change affect these ingredients?” at the top of the image. A blue line divides the image in half with a circle and a white hurricane symbol in the center. Under this at the bottom of the image white text reads “Climate change is making the ocean warmer, providing more energy in the form of heat for hurricanes. The ocean has absorbed 90% of the warming due to increasing greenhouse gasses.”

4: An image divided into four panels by blue lines. The right most panel runs top to bottom showing a piece of the image from the next slide while the other three panels divide the left side of the image. The top is white text on a black background and reads “Does climate change mean more hurricanes each season?”. The middle shows an image of an eye of a hurricane from space. The bottom panel reads “No. However, with more moisture in the air, storms that do form tend to drop more rainfall.” 

5: An image of a hurricane from space is positioned in the bottom half of the image. White text reads “How is climate change affecting hurricane intensity? Due to climate change, storms are more likely to intensify rapidly (with wind speeds increasing by 35+ mph within 24 hours).” on a black background at the top.