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Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia? (www.theguardian.com)
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Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual

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[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 3 days ago

This is kinda unrelated, but the name of the hurricane makes me think we should start naming hurricanes and "stronger than usual" storms after fossil fuel companies.

I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of that, but humans seem to be easily led, so linking a source of disaster with the companies that directly contribute to them might help people subconsciously draw a line between them.