The storm’s winds increased 35mph in 24 hours – something that global heating is only making more common
Melanie Galindo's hair flies in the swirl of fast-moving air as the eyewall of Hurricane Francine crosses into the Houma area in Louisiana on Wednesday.Melanie Galindo's hair flies in the swirl of fast-moving air as the eyewall of Hurricane Francine crosses into the Houma area in Louisiana on Wednesday.but the storm’s rapid and surprise intensification into a category 2 storm is one that scientists say is only getting more common due to global heating.
This rapid intensification can conjure up storms far stronger than Francine, with Hurricane Ian, one of the costliest storms ever to hit the US, quickly and unexpectedly became a category 5 event before hitting Florida in 2022, causing 149 deaths. This poses a challenge for coastal communities that have otherwise been generally aided by improving forecasting tools and emergency plans. Even the sophisticated models used by the US’s National Hurricane Center cannot always pick up the last-minute jolts in a hurricane that can make the difference between disaster and a damp squib.
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