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Report: Rafael to Hit Cuba as Hurricane, Florida Keys as Tropical Storm

Report: Rafael to Hit Cuba as Hurricane, Florida Keys as Tropical Storm

Above: Fishermen remove their boats from the water ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Rafael in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 5, 2024. Image copyright: Adalberto Roque/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The Spin

Despite meteorologists warning about intensifying storms for decades, anti-science misinformation continues to spread — from encouraging people to ride out a storm to conspiracies about the government controlling the weather. What people should focus on is this simple truth: Burning fossil fuels leads to global warming, which causes warmer oceans, heavier rain, more powerful winds, and record-breaking storms.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is an 8% chance that the Atlantic basin will see more than 18 named storms in the 2024 hurricane season, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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