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Helene rainfall boosted by human-driven climate change, studies find

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Two rapid-attribution studies released Tuesday found that human-caused global warming made Hurricane Helene stronger and wetter.

A consortium that analyzes extreme weather events found that Helene ’s rainfall totals and winds were strengthened by human-driven climate change.

For every 1 degree Fahrenheit of warming, the atmosphere can hold about 4% more moisture.