Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it?
Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which have devastated parts of the south-east United States – have bookended an exceptionally busy period of tropical storms.
After Beryl weakened, there were only four named storms, and no major hurricanes, until Helene became a tropical storm on 24 September. “The challenge is that other factors can change quickly, on the timescale of days to weeks, and can work with or against the influence of sea surface temperatures,” explains Christina Patricola, associate professor at Iowa State University.
Hurricane Milton strengthened by more than 90mph in 24 hours – one of the fastest such cases of intensification ever recorded, according to BBC analysis of data from the National Hurricane Center.
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