Ho, Da Atlantic Hurricanes Stepping Up Their Game! 🌀🌊
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Ho, da hurricanes ova dea in da Atlantic Ocean, dey getting beefier and beefier, brah! No joke, dey now get double da kine chance for go from one small-time storm to one mean Category 3 or even mo’ big hurricane, and all dat in just 24 hours. 🕒 And dis new info? Came out in one study dis past Thursday.
Shoots, if dis no make you raise da brow, dunno what will. Andra Garner from Rowan University wen drop dis knowledge bomb on us. 🎓
No fo’get, some of da big pau hana bill from Mother Nature we been get lately in da U.S., dey all from these supah fast-growing hurricanes. Take Hurricane Maria, for example. Dat bugger went from Category 1 to Category 5 in less than 24 hours, right before it wen go slam Puerto Rico and the other islands back in 2017, and took more than 3,000 lives. 💔
Da ting is, when these hurricanes beef up so fast, hard for tell where dey going hit and how bad. Sometimes, da big bosses no even get enough time fo’ tell peeps fo’ evacuate and run for da hills. 🏃♂️💨
So, dis new study in the Scientific Reports journal, it’s just adding to all da info we already had dat says these kine fast beef-up hurricanes becoming mo’ regular. From 2001 to 2020, Dr. Garner found dat these storms in da Atlantic had an 8% chance for grow from Category 1 to Category 3 or even bigger in 24 hours. But if you look back from 1970 to 1990, was only 3% chance. Hurricanes get categories from 1 to 5, all based on how fast da winds blowing. And trust, even the small ones can cause damage, but when they hit Category 3 and above – with winds mo’ than 110 miles per hour – dass when you know stuffs getting real. 🌬️
How these tropical storms even start? They form when the ocean get warm and water go up into da sky. The storm gets its power from the difference between da warm ocean and da cold sky. And dat’s why hurricane season is from June to November, ’cause da water stay hot during that time. 🌡️ And guess what? Da ocean, it’s getting even hotter. Since 1850, the water’s temperature went up 0.9 degrees Celsius.
Dr. Garner went check out all da old info from the National Hurricane Center. She looked at how fast da winds wen blow for all the storms from 1970 to 2020. And she found dat da storms getting stronger mo’ faster ova time. 📈
Plus, she wen notice some areas in da Atlantic getting hit harder by these beefed-up storms than others between 2001 and 2020 when compared to 1970 to 1990. But da Gulf of Mexico, seems like they gettin’ a little break, ’cause da storms no beef up so fast like before.
Kerry Emanuel from MIT, who wen do some early research on dis topic, said dat Dr. Garner’s study is pretty much in line with what everybody else been finding out. But he also wen say, gotta watch out, ’cause no can just blame climate change. Might be other stuffs at play. Like, da pollution levels wen go down ’cause of clean-air rules, and dat could be changing things too. 🏭
Still, Emanuel said, as da world gets hotter, gonna be mo’ chance for mean hurricanes. He also said dat when hurricanes get big fast, hard for forecasters. They might see one small storm one night, and wake up to one big kahuna ready fo’ hit land da next morning.
Karthik Balaguru, one other scientist who stay looking at hurricanes but wasn’t part of this study, said dis new info is solid. Da fact dat these quickly growing storms stay consistent in all their stats, means something’s up for real.
In da end, no matter how you slice it, we gotta pay attention. These hurricanes? Dey ain’t playing around, and we gotta be ready. 🤙🌀🌧️
NOW IN ENGLISH
🌀🌊 Atlantic Hurricanes Amping Up Their Intensity!
In the Atlantic Ocean, there’s a concerning trend: hurricanes are becoming much stronger at a faster rate. Recent research released on Thursday highlights that these storms are now twice as likely to transition from a minor disturbance to a significant Category 3 (or even higher) hurricane within a mere 24 hours.
The results, shared by Andra Garner from Rowan University, underscore the urgency surrounding this meteorological shift. 🎓
Historically, the U.S. has experienced some of its most devastating and costly climatic events due to hurricanes that have surged in intensity in a surprisingly short span. A poignant example is Hurricane Maria. Back in 2017, this storm escalated from a Category 1 to a Category 5 in less than a day, subsequently impacting Puerto Rico and its neighboring islands, resulting in the tragic loss of over 3,000 lives. 💔
Such rapid intensifications challenge our predictive capabilities, making it harder to anticipate the magnitude of the storm’s impact. In extreme cases, there might not be sufficient time to issue evacuation orders.
The study, featured in the Scientific Reports journal, is part of a larger set of findings suggesting that these quickly intensifying hurricanes are becoming a norm. Analyzing the period from 2001 to 2020, Dr. Garner discerned that Atlantic storms had an 8% likelihood of escalating from Category 1 to Category 3 or beyond within 24 hours. Contrast this with data from 1970 to 1990, where the odds stood at a mere 3%. While hurricanes are categorized from 1 to 5 based on their wind speeds, it’s the Category 3 and above — with winds exceeding 110 miles per hour — that are termed ‘major’. 🌬️
These storms originate when warm oceanic waters evaporate, forming a storm system that derives its might from the temperature disparity between the ocean and the cooler atmosphere above. This phenomenon also explains why the North Atlantic hurricane season spans from June to November, corresponding with warmer waters. 🌡️ Alarmingly, oceanic temperatures are on the rise. Since 1850, there’s been a 0.9 degrees Celsius increase in the global average sea surface temperature.
Delving into historical data from the National Hurricane Center, Dr. Garner discerned a consistent trend of storms gaining intensity at an accelerated pace over the years. 📈
Furthermore, certain Atlantic regions seem to be more susceptible to these rapidly intensifying storms than others. From 2001 to 2020, the eastern U.S. coastline, the southern Caribbean, and the eastern Atlantic bore the brunt more than they did between 1970 and 1990. Interestingly, the Gulf of Mexico exhibited a reduction in such occurrences.
Experts like Kerry Emanuel from MIT have echoed the findings of Dr. Garner’s research. However, he cautions against attributing these changes solely to climate change, suggesting that other factors, like pollution reduction, might also influence these patterns. 🏭
Emanuel’s insights emphasize that with global warming, the potential for more potent hurricanes is a clear and present danger. The rapid surge in hurricane strength, he says, is a forecaster’s worst scenario. Imagine observing a minor storm at night only to witness it transform into a massive hurricane by dawn, leaving little time for warnings and evacuations.
Supporting the study’s validity, Karthik Balaguru, a climate scientist, noted the consistency in the findings, indicating a genuine trend.
The bottom line? We need to stay vigilant. The changing dynamics of hurricanes demand our attention and preparedness. 🤙🌀🌧️
