Climate Change Was The Engine That Powered Hurricane Maria's Devastating Rains
Maria was the rainiest storm known to have hit Puerto Rico. Scientists say a storm of such severity is nearly five times more likely to occur today, with warmer air and ocean water, than in the '50s.
Hurricane Maria was the rainiest storm known to have hit Puerto Rico, and climate change is partly to blame, according to a new study.
The worst rain fell in the mountainous central part of Puerto Rico, from the northwest to the southeast. That part of the island is of rain.
