Major hurricanes — which cause devastating damage on the planet’s coastlines and often well inland — are forming “significantly” earlier in the year than they did generations ago, according to a study published in the journal Nature Wednesday. Warming ocean waters, boosted by human-caused climate change, are thought to be a primary driver of the trend, which has both forecasting and societal implications.
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