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Hurricane forecasts are improving – but big misses are still possible

Scientists have made major strides in predicting rapidly intensifying storms over the past decade, but even the best tech can't keep up as climate change fuels rapidly intensifying storms

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2XG090B This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 5, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Beryl over Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

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Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes

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Hot Atlantic sets the stage for extreme hurricane season

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2RMX7JT Hurricane Idalia (left) as it is making landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, near Keaton Beach, Florida, while Hurricane Franklin (left) churns in the Atlantic. (USA)

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Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire grid from blackouts

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Microplastic pollution rained down on Canada during a hurricane

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Hurricane Otis rapidly intensified – why was it so hard to predict?

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Hurricanes are growing stronger much faster than they did in the 1970s

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This year could see more hurricanes forming above the Atlantic than usual

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Hot ocean temperatures to fuel above-average Atlantic hurricane season

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Swarm of storm-resilient drones will soon fly into Atlantic hurricanes

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Climate change may drive more hurricanes towards the US east coast

Warming in the eastern Pacific Ocean may change wind patterns above the Gulf of Mexico, leading to more hurricanes making landfall in the eastern US

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Record-breaking sea temperatures set to bring supercharged storms

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A destroyed car is seen in the Matanzas Pass after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S., October 1, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello - RC2BSW95BDVH

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Hurricane Ian has left thousands without power and clean water

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Image of Hurricane Ian hitting the west coast of Florida

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Hurricane Ian hits the coast of Florida with 155 mile-per-hour winds

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plane destroyed in Hurricane Gilbert

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Hurricane that hit Jamaica helped low-lying trees spread to mountains

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