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Hurricane Hilary... A sign of climate change?

Hurricane Hilary... A sign of climate change?

The last tropical storm to hit CA happened in 1939, when atmospheric CO2 was only ~310ppm, and neither of the storms is related to anthropogenic GHG emissions.

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Hurricane Hilary update as of 8/17/2023…

Hurricane Hilary is a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, as of Thursday evening. It is located about 445 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and moving west-northwest at 14 mph. The hurricane is expected to turn toward the northwest on Friday and north-northwest on Saturday, taking it on…

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