Atlantic Hurricanes Are Getting More Dangerous, More Quickly

“While the probability of a weak storm becoming a major one in 24 hours was only 3.23 percent between 1970 and 1990, it was 8.12 percent between 2001 and 2020. Between 1970 and 1990, 42.3 percent of storms had wind speeds intensify by 23 miles per hour or more over the span of 24 hours. Between 2001 and 2020, 56.7 percent of the storms grew more powerful by that same measure.”

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/atlantic-hurricanes-are-more-likely-to-power-up-quickly-180983104/