Letters: Warm Waters Contributed To Damage

Harvey was more damaging (50-plus inches of rain!) than preceding hurricanes because the Gulf of Mexico is warming. Scientists agree that ocean temperatures are rapidly rising because fossil fuels emit greenhouse gases.

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