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New Research Shows Aerosol Emissions May Have Masked Global Warming’s Supercharging of Tropical Storms

Air pollution cuts in North America and Europe helped to increase tropical Atlantic hurricane activity, and may do the same in the western Pacific as Asia cuts emissions.

By Bob Berwyn

A truck is seen in heavy winds and rain from hurricane Ida in Bourg, Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021. Credit: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images
Residents walk in a flooded area of the 67-hectare Ankasina neighborhood in Antananarivo on Jan. 28, 2022 as Madagascar suffered flooding caused by a severe storm in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ana. Credit: Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images

Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms

By Bob Berwyn

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