A recent analysis released on Monday reveals that Hurricane Milton, currently a Category 5 storm, is being fueled by exceptionally warm ocean waters, a phenomenon exacerbated by human-induced climate change. The nonprofit research group Climate Central reported that the record-breaking ocean temperatures supporting Hurricane Milton were made 400 to 800 times more likely due to climate change over the past two weeks.
On Monday, Hurricane Milton traversed through the warm waters, rapidly intensifying into a rare Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds reaching 175 mph. The storm's wind speeds surged by 95 mph in less than 24 hours, a rate that is nearly unprecedented in meteorological records.
