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Scientists link warming seas to record hurricane strength

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Anja Kueppers-McKinnon
October 29, 2025

Despite early precautions, Hurricane Melissa has ripped across the Caribbean, leaving devastation in its wake. We asked meteorologist Dr. Helen Hooker from the University of Reading what's behind the storm's record-breaking power and whether climate change is making such "superstorms" the new normal.

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