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What Milton and Helene reveal about the future of hurricanes

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Ian Sample speaks to Bernadette Woods Placky, chief meteorologist at nonprofit Climate Central, about the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season so far, and what it tells us about how hurricanes will behave in future. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
14 Oct English United Kingdom Science · Nature

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