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As global temperatures rise, the subsequently warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, says Jennifer Francis, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center. (3/6)
"For the continental US, the most damaging storm was a weak, short-lived tropical storm that caused a tremendous amount of damage,” says Phil Klotzbach, a scientist at Colorado State Univ. (6/6)
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