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El Niño fuelled storm's rapid intensification into Category 5
Original: El Niño helped turn tropical storm into Category 5 monster in just 24 hours, experts say
Experts say El Niño conditions helped a tropical storm intensify into a Category 5 hurricane within just 24 hours, an unusually rapid escalation. Meteorologists point to warm ocean waters and favourable atmospheric conditions associated with the climate pattern as drivers of the explosive strengthening, highlighting growing concerns about rapid-intensification events in a warming climate.
Why now: Rapid intensification into a Category 5 storm within a day is rare and alarming, drawing attention to El Niño's role and climate change.
Evidence
- El Niño helped turn tropical storm into Category 5 monster in just 24 hours, experts say · The Independent
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