Washington, United States (AFP) – Climate change intensified the rains and winds of Hurricane Helene by around 10 percent, according to a study published Wednesday, after the September storm killed more than 230 people in the southeast United States.

The study by the World Weather Attribution group (WWA) also showed that fossil fuels — which are primarily responsible for global warming — made a hurricane like Helene 2.5 times more likely.

la/bjt/md

© Agence France-Presse

Featured image: True color imagery of Tropical Storm Helene on Sept. 24, 2024 Credit: NASA/NOAA | Suomi NPP satellite

Satellite Image: Falsterbonäset peninsula, Sweden
Image of the day: Sweden’s Falsterbonäset peninsula from aboveNews

Image of the day: Sweden’s Falsterbonäset peninsula from above

At the southwestern edge of Sweden, the Falsterbonäset peninsula stretches into the sea like a narrow, windswept finger, bordered by the Öresund Strait to the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMay 25, 2025 Full article
Satellite image: BirdLife Malta’s four nature reserves, Salina, Simar, Għadira, and Foresta 2000
Image of the day: Malta’s commitment to bird conservationNews

Image of the day: Malta’s commitment to bird conservation

Malta, the smallest member state of the European Union, stands as a beacon of biodiversity in the Mediterranean. Despite its limited surface area and population,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 25, 2025 Full article
Graphic news (s. climate, science, research, scientists. emission targets, floods, environment)
SEC ends US companies’ need to release climate impact dataNews

SEC ends US companies’ need to release climate impact data

Washington, United States | AFP The United States abandoned plans Thursday to require publicly-listed companies to disclose data on their greenhouse gas emissions and exposure…
SourceSourceMarch 28, 2025 Full article