Headline
Irma, the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history, keeps getting stronger
Atlantic Ocean
Just days after Hurricane Harvey brought historic rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana, another potentially catastrophic hurricane looms in the Atlantic.
Hurricane Irma rapidly strengthened over warmer than normal ocean waters on Tuesday into a Category 5 storm with estimated wind speeds of 185 mph — the strongest ever measured in the Atlantic Ocean.
...
Quite simply, meteorologists never expected a storm like Irma. The storm appears to have exceeded (or is about to exceed) the maximum theoretical strength for a hurricane in its environment — an estimate based on current water temperature and other conditions. Irma has grown in size amid nearly ideal circumstances for intensification over the past several days.
Related Content
Science Source
| Geophysical Research Letters
Increasing Magnitude of Hurricane Rapid Intensification in the Central and Eastern Tropical Atlantic
Karthik Balaguru, Gregory R. Foltz, L. Ruby Leung
Headline
Apr 19, 2018 | Miami Herald
NASA team finds massive Everglades mangrove damage from Irma. Can it recover?
Headline
Mar 22, 2018 | Reuters
Last three years hottest on record, severe weather hits 2018: U.N.
Headline
Jan 23, 2018 | Nature
Atlantic hurricanes' rapid growth spurts are intensifying
