“[Researchers] find that…storms that pass through a marine heatwave during their rapid intensification cause 93% higher economic damages than storms that do not.”

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Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones - Carbon Brief

Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses

^{Giuliana Viglione (Carbon Brief)}

'Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals'

'Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco'

theguardian.com/technology/202…

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Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals

^{Dara Kerr (The Guardian)}