Hurricane Milton embodies the type of storm climate experts have long cautioned about. Michael Wehner, a climate scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, remarked that while the storm’s intensity is shocking, it is not unexpected. The warmer climate has given rise to storms that, while still formidable in their own right, are now exacerbated by environmental changes.Milton’s development was driven by multiple factors that combined to create a catastrophic storm.
Explained: Why scientists consider Hurricane Milton most dangerous storm
