eli5: how exactly does climate change make hurricanes stronger?

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eli5: I know that these most recent severe storms and disasters are undoubtedly a result of worsening climate change, but as a non-science person I don’t understand exactly how/why.

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The energy that fuels hurricanes comes from heat in the ocean. Climate change leads to warmer ocean temperatures, which means more heat energy available to fuel hurricanes.

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