A ruinous hailstorm in Spain may have been supercharged by warming seas

Giant hail couldn't have formed without climate change, computer simulations suggest

A hand holds a snowball-sized piece of hail that dwarfs a Euro coin next to it.

In August 2022, a storm of giant hail — fueled by a marine heat wave — pelted northeast Spain. One of those hailstones is shown here next to a 1 Euro coin for comparison.

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A torrent of giant hailstones in northeast Spain may have been fueled by climate change.