Meteorologist Michelle Grossman: Hurricane Ian ‘Rapidly Intensified’ and That Is ‘a Connection to Climate Change’

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GROSSMANN: "You know, we’ve seen so many rarities this season. We've seen storms go from the Atlantic to the Pacific, back to the Atlantic. With this storm, you know, I think what stood out, it stood out as a weak storm and then just rapidly intensified. We don’t see that that often and that is a connection with climate change. So, we’re looking at the waters being warmer, the waters being warmer a little bit further north. That’s what we’re seeing. It holds a lot of water. The atmosphere, when it is warming, we can hold a lot more water. That’s why we’re seeing this story being about the water, and that's how most people die when it comes to hurricanes. It’s all about the sea rise and it's all about that fresh water falling. That’s the problem, and it’s becoming more and more normal. That’s a problem too."