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Mar 25, 2023

Deadly cyclone Freddy has become Earth’s longest-lived tropical storm

Posted by in categories: climatology, sustainability

Remarkably, the storm has rapidly intensified six times.

Rapid intensification describes an uptick in winds of 35 mph or greater in 24 hours. Research has shown rapid intensification increasing in frequency in many ocean basins because of rising ocean temperatures linked to human-caused climate change.

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