Climate change makes Super Typhoon Mawar more dangerous
The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
Super Typhoon Mawar is barreling toward the United States territory of Guam. It is pushing a wall of water in front of it, and packs winds powerful enough to snap power poles and uproot trees.
Climate change makes storms like Mawar more likely.
The ocean soaks up most of the extra heat that is trapped near the Earth's surface by human emissions
