More powerful storms, driven by climate change, will penetrate deeper into the United States, threatening parts of the country unaccustomed to fast winds, according to a new analysis of the country’s vulnerability to tropical cyclones.
According to the study, more than 13 million US homes not currently affected by tropical cyclones will be at risk of hurricane-force wind damage in the coming decades.
The report on worsening winds and their likely financial impact was released Monday by the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group based in Brooklyn, New York. Researchers found that stronger storms triggered by climate change would expose millions more properties to wind damage over the next 30 years, particularly as tropical cyclone winds move inland and storms move poleward toward the coast.
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