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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-breaker, and it's raising more concerns about climate change

  • Written by James H. Ruppert Jr., Assistant Research Professor, Penn State
imageHurricanes Sally and Paulette, Tropical Depression Rene, and Tropical Storms Teddy and Vicky were all active on Sept. 14, 2020.NOAA

It was clear before the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season started that it was going to be busy. Six months later, we’re looking back at a trail of broken records, and the storms may still not be over even though the...

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