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A quick study by two scientists calculates that climate change made Hurricane Ian 10% rainier than it would have been if there were no such thing as global warming
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Climate change added at least 10% more rain to Hurricane Ian, a study done immediately after the storm shows.
Ian left a broad swathe of destruction after it went ashore on Florida’s Gulf Coast as one of the strongest storms ever to hit the US.
More than 1,600 people have been rescued statewide, according to Florida's emergency management agency.
The megastorm has left people trapped inside their homes in Florida.