"Although no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, it’s critical to understand that a warming climate is supplying the very conditions that fuel the strongest storms," said Amanda Staudt, Ph.D., climate scientist, National Wildlife Federation.

The latest science paints an alarming picture about what global warming has in store for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.

"While the past two years were relatively mild in terms of U.S. impacts," Dr. Staudt said, "this hurricane season is a stark reminder of what science tells us is likely from a new era of stronger hurricanes fueled by global-warming: higher wind speeds, more precipitation, and bigger storm surge in the coming decades.

"Our dependency on oil is driving our global warming emissions and helping fuel these more intense storms, which in turn threaten our energy infrastructure and lead to higher prices for American consumers," said Adam Kolton, senior director of congressional and federal affairs, National Wildlife Federation.

"Congress needs to deliver a new national energy policy that will give Americans more choices and a more secure energy future," Kolton said. "Clean energy solutions can ease our addiction to fossil fuels, help families cut their energy bills, and solve the climate crisis."

Find out more about the connection between global warming and stronger hurricanes in the National Wildlife Federation's new report, Global Warming's Wake-Up Call for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. 

Learn more about the real solutions that would cut our energy costs and ease our addiction to fossil fuels in the National Wildlife Federation's Don't be Fooled fact sheet.