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This Year's Hurricane Season Was Intense. Is It A Taste Of The Future?

Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal.

With the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season finally over, scientists are taking stock of what they say was a monumental year.

A total of 10 hurricanes swept the region. Six were major storms of Category 3 or higher, and three of those were Category 4 or higher when they made landfall, spreading havoc from the Caribbean to Texas. The Atlantic So what's going on?

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