This is in conversation from Apple News. I'm Shimitsa Basu. Today, why hurricanes are more dangerous than ever. In the past month, two major hurricanes hit the southeastern United States.

Pauline picked up massive amounts of energy from the unusually warm Gulf waters.

Hurricane Milton has barreled into Florida with historic fury.

Milton is the second major hurricane to hit the region in less than two weeks.

Making landfall in Siesta Key. Earlier tonight, Milton spawned tornadoes.

Unleashing torrential downpours and catastrophic mudslides. More than five inches of rain in three

hours. It is still producing relentless rain and wind.

Landslides and flooding, washing away roads and bridges.

Record rain from Helene left some of these towns and cities in absolute ruins.

Milton has passed, but the water continues to rise. The

desperation for food, water and power in the wake of Hurricane Helene reaching a

breaking point. Many predict scenes of devastation could become the norm

as rising temperatures from human-induced climate change take their ever more destructive

tolls.

In total, Hurricanes Helene and Milton left at least 245 people dead.

More than 90 people in North Carolina are still missing.

The two storms are expected to have caused billions of dollars in damage.

This is just the beginning.

This is not a one-off thing.

This is not a storm of the century.

That's journalist Porter Fox.

He's been reporting on climate change for more than a decade,

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