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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Hurricanes Have Doubled Due to Global Warming, Study Says


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A satellite image shows Hurricane Rita and sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico on September 23, 2005.

A new study says that the number of Atlantic hurricanes that form each year has doubled over the last century and global warming is largely to blame.

Image courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio