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In 36 hours, Ian blew up from storm to Cat 4. Climate change may make that more common

MIAMI — Before Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida’s southwest coast with 155 mph winds, it went through two separate bursts of so-called “rapid intensification” when a cyclone’s top wind speeds rise by 35 mph in a single day.

Miami Herald

NOAA: Tampa Bay dropped 5 feet in storm reverse surge

Weather officials say the waters of Tampa Bay dropped 5 feet (1.5 meters) in a phenomenon known as reverse storm surge as Hurricane Ian passed to the south

The Independent UK

Hurricane hunters film harrowing flight through eye of Ian: ‘Never seen so much lightning’

‘I have never seen the bunks come out like that,’ tweeted hurricane hunter and engineer Nick Underwood

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How the climate crisis is driving stronger storms further inland

Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Fiona dumped great amounts of water across larger stretches of land – global heating is to blame

The Guardian - US

Cuban migrant boat sinks off Florida due to Hurricane Ian; 20 missing

U.S. Border Patrol said on Wednesday that 20 people were missing off the coast of Florida after a Cuban migrant boat sank due to Hurricane Ian.

Reuters

Hurricane Ian hits Florida with 155mph winds as terrified residents flee for their lives

Forecasters say residents should brace for Ian unleashing torrential rains that may cause coastal flooding of up to 12 feet along with intense thunderstorms and possible tornadoes

Daily Mirror

Category 5 hurricanes are rare in the U.S. There have only been 4 in its history

Such massive storms are fairly rare, and it's even more rare for them to make landfall. NOAA says that for such storms, "catastrophic damage will occur" with electricity outages "for weeks or months."

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How Hurricane Ian compares to the strongest hurricanes that hit Florida

Here's a look at some of the strongest storms to hit Florida — and their impact.

Axios

Climate crisis is creating stronger hurricanes than ever before. Here’s why

The hurricane had sustained winds of 155mph just hours before it is expected to make landfall in Florida

The Independent UK

Hurricane Ian is now a Category 4 storm. Here are resources for Florida's homeless

Various counties across central Florida are opening up various shelters for the general population. Here are some of the resources being made available for the homeless.

WEKU

How climate change supercharged Ian

As the coast braces for "historic" devastation, Ian likely won't be the last storm supercharged by a warming world

Salon

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian's powerful winds to forecast intensity – here's what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t and send them to forecasters at the National Hurricane…

The Conversation

Hurricane Fiona to wallop Canada as one of its strongest storms on record

A Friday morning forecast said Fiona "will be a severe event for Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec."

Axios

Mysterious ‘blue goo’ creature spotted in the Caribbean

‘It may be a soft coral, sponge, or tunicate... but at the moment, it remains a mystery’

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Record North Atlantic marine heat wave threatens marine life

"Almost every marine heatwave is warmer than the last because of ... climate change," NOAA scientist says.

Reuters

How climate change is fueling hurricanes

After a quiet start to the season, Hurricane Fiona slammed into Puerto Rico and then battered the Dominican Republic, leaving more than 1 million people without running water or power.

The Conversation

2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters

There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a bucket of ice water and the right in a bucket of hot water, so that his overall temperature is average. That seems to apply to the climate during 2022’s northern summer of extremes: Overall, the planet…

Orlando Sentinel

Tropical Storm Fiona forms with 50 mph winds

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fiona, the hurricane season’s sixth named storm, formed Wednesday night east of the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Odds increase for tropical wave’s development into the next storm, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.

The Independent UK

Fishermen must be heard about whale rules, Maine gov says

Maine’s governor says the federal government is moving ahead too quickly with potential new restrictions on the lobster fishing industry, and isn’t taking the industry’s concerns about the changes into account

Orlando Sentinel

Odds increase for tropical wave’s development into the next storm, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.

The Guardian - UK

US lobster put on ‘red list’ to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales

The 1m lines from pots used to catch the crustaceans are one of the two main threats to the whales, of which fewer than 340 remain

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane Earl forecast to possibly become Category 4 storm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is moving slowly but is expected to keep strengthening throughout the week and possibly become this year’s first major hurricane reaching the strength of a Category 4 storm.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane Earl forecast to become 1st major storm of the season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is moving slowly but is expected to keep strengthening throughout the week and possibly become this year’s first major hurricane.

The Conversation

NZ's inaction on turtle bycatch in fisheries risks reputational damage -- and it's pushing leatherbacks closer to extinction

Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been caught in New Zealand’s commercial fisheries since 2002, according to a recent report released by the Department of Conservation (DOC).

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