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Climate change increased Hurricane Melissa’s maximum wind speeds by 7% and made rainfall 16% more intense, according to a World Weather Attribution analysis.

The Atlantic hurricane devastated Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba, destroying homes, damaging hospitals and killing dozens across the Caribbean.

Abnormally warm ocean temperatures fueled Melissa’s rapid intensification, making it one of the strongest hurricanes to make Atlantic landfall.

Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released Thursday.

Melissa was one of t

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