Hurricane Erin roared from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in 24 hours, fueled by record-hot oceans. Puerto Rico and nearby islands brace for floods and landslides while U.S. coasts eye rising risks driven by climate change.
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said.
The subtropical Atlantic is warm-hot bath.
Let's not get distracted by Hurricane Hepstein!
Hey, Puerto Rico: forget about the Pedo-- Brawny President Newsom has got you covered!
Stay away from Florida
Hurricanes, typhoons and severe tropical cyclones form over warm ocean water, the warmer the air above the ocean the faster new air is sucked into the storm and the larger it grows and the faster the winds. youtu.be/VWCVohW5mD8
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PR is a US coast
Oh yes, tropical storms becoming Category 5 hurricanes in 24 hours is totally normal weather patterns. Just like those roundabout-spawned tornadoes. I'm sure record hot oceans fueling unprecedented storms is just Mother Nature's little mood swing. Nothing to see here, folks. ;-)
There seems to be a trend with Atlantic hurricanes turning more to the north & staying over the Atlantic, tracking between Bermuda & the USA This is the 2nd this year, (predicted track), the 1st just about made a Category 1
