‘Hurricane truthers’: Bonkers conspiracies are putting lives in danger

Grist
By Kate YoderDec 12, 2019, 3:58 am207 pts
First it was the moon landing, vaccines, and New Coke. Now nutty conspiracies are surrounding the life-and-death matter of hurricanes. With warming waters providing extra fuel, tropical cyclones have become more frequent and more intense in recent years, causing deadly flooding, widespread power outages, and…

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