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Hurricanes are among the most violent storms on Earth and there’s evidence they’re getting more powerful.
So how do they form and what impact, if any, is climate change having?
BBC Weather's Louise Lear explains.
Motion graphics by Jacqueline Galvin
Produced by BBC Reality Check