Images of Florida after the passage of Hurricane Milton

After the passage of Hurricane Milton, The United States they begin there damage count.An initial assessment, still provisional, indicates that in the night between Wednesday and Thursday they are death in Florida at least sixteen people.Added to this are the gigantic material damages, which according to initial estimates could reach a total of 100 billion dollars.A gigantic figure, which adds up to around 47 billion resulting from the passage of another extreme phenomenon, Hurricane Helene, which hit the same areas at the end of September.

Hurricane Milton:3 meters of water, at least 16 deaths and 100 billion dollars in damage in Florida

However, the latter was worse from the point of view of the number of victims: 247 in total, of which fifteen in Florida.So much so that the US authorities appeared relieved overall:the power of Hurricane Milton was such that even worse consequences were feared.Sarasota County, on the west coast, found itself in the most difficult situation:here the water has reached 2.5-3 meters tall, as reported by the governor Ron DeSantis.Wiping away houses, cars, power lines.Overall, more than 3 million people remained without energy supply.

Florida, the third most populous American state, is used to hurricanes.Since 1900, however, only three times have three been recorded in a single season.Scientists, on the other hand, have been explaining for years that the increase in global average temperature – and the consequent growth also of sea ​​temperature – will increase the strength and frequency of extreme weather events.And also particularly rapid intensification, as in the case of Hurricane Milton, is made more likely by climate changes.“Numerous aspects of Helene and Milton correspond to this scenario – explained atmospheric scientist John Marsham -.Hurricanes need warm oceans to form, and record temperatures recorded in the waters fuel devastating storms."