Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite captured Hurricane Helene making landfall near Perry, Florida, just east of the Aucilla River's mouth on Sept. 26, 2024, at 11:10 p.m. EDT. With winds reaching 140 mph and storm surges estimated at as high as 15 feet, the Category 4 storm was among the most powerful to strike the United States.

Hurricane Helene isn’t an outlier. It’s a harbinger of the future.

An atmospheric scientist and weathercaster explains why his warnings about Hurricane Helene were not universally well-received, one viewer accusing him of being a “climate militant” and another saying that his predictions were “an exaggeration.” But Helen was no exaggeration.