Intense hurricanes and typhoons could double by 2050 in nearly all regions of world, scientists say

As the impact of climate change becomes more pronounced, more governments and companies are adopting adaptation strategies.

What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.