Hurricane Ian is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Florida as one of the strongest storms on record for the area. Major hurricanes – Category 3 or stronger – are uncommon there, despite being squarely in hurricane territory.
Hurricane Ian is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Florida as one of the strongest storms on record for the area. Its storm surge could be unlike anything seen there, and forecasters are warning that Ian’s intense rainfall – which is expected to continue across the peninsula through Thursday, could lead to life-threatening floods. Here are the ways Hurricane Ian is unprecedented.
Rapid intensification is defined as a wind speed increase of 35 mph or more in 24 hours, and it has historically been a rare phenomenon. But scientists say it is becoming more likely for hurricanes as the climate crisis advances, pushing ocean temperatures higher and laying the groundwork for them to explode at a breakneck pace into deadly major hurricanes.
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