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🌀 #HurricaneLowell brought torrential rainfall to Hawaii — and climate change helped make its Pacific environment unusually warm. Human-caused climate change made the unusually warm sea surface temperatures along Lowell’s path up to 60 times more likely.

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🌧️ As #HurricaneLowell approached Hawaii and made its closest pass on Labor Day Monday, rainfall totals on Kauai exceeded 16–19 inches. 🚨The storm washed out roads, triggered flash flood warnings, and prompted the first-ever tornado watch issued for Hawaii!

9/9/26, 5:40 pm2 reposts6 likes

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9 Sept

🌡️Warmer oceans fuel more evaporation, allowing for additional moisture in the atmosphere. In a warming world due to climate change, storms like #HurricaneLowell can produce heavier rainfall faster. Read the alert from #ClimateCentral⤵️

climatecentral.orgClimate Shift Index Alerts | Climate CentralClimate Central issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change.