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Hurricane Isaias Tracks to US Gulf Coast

Is rapid hurricane intensification a climate alarm we can't ignore or is blaming one Gulf storm on emissions just panic-driven storytelling?

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Hurricane Isaias Tracks to US Gulf Coast

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Above: Hurricane Isaias on Oct. 9. Image credit: NOAA Satellites via X

The Spin

Climate-concerned narrative

Hurricanes don't just blow up out of nowhere anymore — overheated ocean water is the fuel, and that fuel keeps getting cheaper. Rapid intensification close to shore is the nightmare scenario, leaving families almost no time to get out before a monster arrives. Ignoring the warming water behind these storms is a gamble no coastline can keep making.

The New York Times

Climate-skeptic narrative

Earth's climate has swung through ice ages and warm spells for millions of years, and a mild uptick following a brutal cold stretch hardly qualifies as an emergency. Pinning one Gulf storm on emissions is storytelling, not science, especially from forecasters who, days earlier, floated a season with zero Atlantic hurricanes.

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