Is Hurricane Irma a sign of worse climate activity to come?

A scene at Miami Beach after Irma

A scene at Miami Beach after Irma Source: AAP

Just weeks after Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc in Texas, one of the strongest cyclones in History, Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean and the State of Florida in the US. Climate analysts are warning that with the current rates of greenhouse emissions and climate change, strong cyclones like Harvey and Irma are likely to be regular occurrences in the future.



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