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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Milman in New York

Hurricane Milton: what causes such intense storms?

a white cyclone approaching yellow lines on a map
Hurricane Milton tracker. Photograph: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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