CNN: Climate Change is to Blame for Hurricane Ian’s Rapid Strengthening

Published Sep. 27, 2022, 11:33 a.m. ET | Updated Sep. 27, 2022

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FLORIDA’S GULF COAST (FLV) – As Hurricane Ian makes its final approach towards the Florida Gulf Coast, some observers are shifting the focus from emergency preparation and safety to Democrat policies and climate change.

At around 5AM EST, when a multitude of Florida counties and regions entered hurricane, tornado, and other storm watches and warnings, CNN published a story titled, “Climate change is causing hurricanes to intensify faster than ever.”

Hurricane Ian is strengthening rapidly in the Caribbean as it passes over the ultra-warm waters of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center had predicted the system would rapidly intensify from a tropical storm to at least a category 4 hurricane in less than 72 hours,” they reported.

They say “experts” claimed the forecast of Ian is “unprecedented” as it rapidly gains strength and is set to turn into Florida’s west coast “as the climate crisis advances.” They blame rising ocean temperatures for the “groundwork” for tropical storms to explode into “deadly major hurricanes.”

The “climate crisis” is a term used by Democrat activists to advance left-wing policies. The Senate Democrats issued a report on “The Case for Climate Action” via a “Committee on the Climate Crisis” where they slammed waiting for Republicans to “propose solutions to fix” the crisis.

In May, NOAA predicted an “above normal” 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season with 14 to 21 named storms, which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes. Thus far, there have reportedly been nine named tropical storms with four reaching hurricane intensity. The season began on June 1 and is set to end Nov. 30.

“Rapid intensification has historically been a rare phenomenon, according to Allison Wing, an assistant professor of atmospheric science at Florida State University,” they continued. “Climate change is increasing both the maximum intensity that these storms can achieve, and the rate of intensification that can bring them to this maximum,” Jim Kossin, senior scientist at Climate Service told CNN. “The intensification rates in Noru and Ian are good examples of very rapid intensification, and there have been many others recently.”

Hurricane Ian, at the time of reporting, is nearing Florida’s gulf coast. Visit flvoicenews.com for updates from Florida’s state officials, check with local authorities to determine if you must evacuate your region, and keep up to date with Florida’s hurricane briefings, announcements, and weather warnings as Ian comes closer to making landfall.

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