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Every year we see damage, death and destruction caused by hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons – tropical storms. Is climate change making this impact worse? Climate change may be making this destruction worse. Phil is joined by BBC weather presenter and meteorologist Sarah Keith-Lucas to learn more about this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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