Climate change causes increased rain, wind in Hurricane Milton: experts

Cleanup continues in Clearwater Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Milton on Friday (October 11, 2024). | Photo: AP

Experts on human-induced climate change Hurricane Milton hits Florida this week, wetter and windier, he said on Friday (October 11, 2024).

“Heavy one-day rainfall events like the one associated with Milton are 20-30 percent more intense and about twice as likely in today’s climate,” said a report by the international group World Weather Attribution.

The effect boosted Milton’s wind strength by about 10 percent, making what would have been a Category 2 storm more damaging than a Category 3 on a five-point scale, the report said.