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Hurricane Helene: Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather Risks

9/26/2025

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Hurricane Helene demonstrates that climate change is intensifying hurricanes, impacting inland Georgia.
Experts, including Dr. Daniel Gilford, link human-caused climate change to more extreme weather.
In 2024, seven hurricanes rapidly intensified, causing severe rainfall and flooding.
Communities are adapting storm preparedness strategies as hurricane risk rises.
The 1938 Great New England Hurricane is cited as a historical reference.

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Story summary

Hurricane Helene demonstrates that climate change is intensifying hurricanes, impacting inland Georgia.
Experts, including Dr. Daniel Gilford, link human-caused climate change to more extreme weather.
In 2024, seven hurricanes rapidly intensified, causing severe rainfall and flooding.
Communities are adapting storm preparedness strategies as hurricane risk rises.
The 1938 Great New England Hurricane is cited as a historical reference.