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Claim Text: Melissa, which killed at least seventy-five people, was “kind of a textbook example of what we expect in terms of how hurricanes respond to a warming climate,” Brian Soden, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Miami, told Wired.
Simplified Text: Brian Soden said that Hurricane Melissa, which killed at least 75 people, exemplifies how hurricanes respond to a warming climate.
Confidence Score: 0.800
Claim Maker: Brian Soden
UUID: 7db59eb6-767d-49d3-847f-af1da4aacb47
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Created: December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM (8 months ago)
Last Updated: December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM (8 months ago)

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