Tracking Debby: Tropical Storm Debby is back over the Atlantic, where it is regaining strength and lashing the coast of the Southeast US. The storm is expected to make a second landfall on Thursday on the South Carolina coast. See Debby’s projected path.
Historic rainfall: For the next couple of days, the storm is forecast to dump prolific amounts of rain and bring life-threatening flooding along its path. Debby has already turned roads into rivers and swamped homes in parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Deadly storm: Far-reaching Debby has killed at least four people in Florida and one in Georgia.
The role of climate change: Global warming caused by fossil fuel pollution is causing storms to get wetter and strengthen more quickly. Debby tracked through near-record warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, which helped it rapidly intensify before making landfall as a hurricane in Florida.
