How Climate Change Made Hurricane Ida Bigger And More Powerful

NPR | By Rebecca Hersher

Published August 30, 2021 at 4:17 PM EDT

Hurricane Ida rapidly gained strength right before it hit Louisiana on Sunday. Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico acted as fuel for the storm.

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