'We Should Always be Watching': LSU Climatologist says Hurricanes Intensifying

By James Wilkins

The Advocate

On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ida, LSU geology professor and climatologist Jill Trepanier noted that hurricanes entering the Gulf of Mexico are becoming more intense.

Whether that's from an ever-changing climate and other environmental factors, such as the loss of mangrove trees along the coast, is at this point are matters needing more study, Trepanier told the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday.

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