Hurricane Milton: what causes such intense storms?
by Oliver Milman in New York from Environment | The Guardian on (#6RAW7)
As Milton makes landfall in Florida, experts warn the climate crisis is fueling more powerful storms
The speed with which recent hurricanes have been intensifying in strength is alarming climate experts, officials and residents facing these huge storms. More than a million people were told to evacuate as Hurricane Milton hit Florida's west coast.
Milton is the third fastest-intensifying storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, the US National Weather Service has said as experts warn the climate crisis is fueling more powerful storms.
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