How Climate Change Contributes to Hurricanes’ Dangerous Paths

Hurricane Milton is barreling down an unusual eastern path as it nears a potentially catastrophic landfall in Florida, but such unpredictable impacts may become more common as the ocean rapidly warms, according to scientists.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk, which formed in the North Atlantic, is taking a turn to the northeast and is expected to hit France on Wednesday as a rare post-tropical cyclone bringing heavy rain and wind.

Rosimar Rios-Berrios, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, said Milton’s west-to-east track over central Florida is unexpected. Hurricanes usually form near Africa and move west before taking a turn ...