Newsletter Photo by Alexey Demidov on Unsplash Hurricane Otis rapidly intensified to Category 5 as it struck Acapulco, Mexico Otis displayed one of the hallmarks of modern hurricanes: rapid intensification, when a hurricane gains at least 35 mph in wind speed over 24 hours.
Newsletter Tropical storms can sometimes ‘supercharge’ the hurricanes that follow In 2018, a tropical storm teamed up with a heat wave to strengthen a hurricane—a storm-fueling scenario that might happen more often as the planet warms.
Newsletter www.nola.com Could global warming lead to quieter hurricane seasons? Experts say yes, with a caveat Hurricane experts explain how a warmer Earth will affect storm season.
