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Back to post- "Melissa’s rapid strengthening occurred as it drifted slowly over exceptionally warm ocean waters that were 2.5°F (1.4°C) warmer than average — these conditions were made up to 700 times more likely because of human-caused climate change." - @climatecentral.org www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
- #Melissa underwent extreme rapid intensification over the weekend: winds +70mph in just 24hrs. Sunday→Monday, it rapidly intensified another 35mph in 24hrs. This happened over Caribbean waters 2.5°F (1.4°C) above average, conditions made 500–700x more likely by climate change.