The mix of sun and cloud will give way to rain by Thursday morning.
Montreal’s sunny streak is set to end — but not yet.
Expect a high of 8 C Wednesday, with a UV index of 2, or low. At night, a low of 5 C.
The mix of sun and cloud will give way to rain by Thursday morning.
How climate change goosed hurricanes
Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 29 kilometres per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study has found.
For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, according to the study published in the journal, Environmental Research: Climate. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more than five times the damage of a minimal Category 4 storm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
For three storms, including this month’s Rafael, the climate change factor goosed wind speed so much that the winds increased by two storm categories.
This isn’t about more storms, but increasing power from the worst ones, authors said.
This year’s three most devastating storms — Beryl, Helene and Milton — increased by 29 km/h, 26 km/h and 39 km/h respectively because of climate change, the authors said.
Past studies have shown that climate change has made hurricanes intensify quicker, and slower moving, which causes even more rain to be dumped.