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The rapid warming of the oceans as a result of global warming is a major cause Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed has doubled Climate scientists said that over the weekend in less than 24 hours.
A fierce Category 5 storm is set to wreak havoc Jamaica On Tuesday (Oct 28), forecasters warned it would be the most powerful attack to hit the island since records began 174 years ago.
Experts said Melissa is the fourth Atlantic hurricane this year to see rapid intensification – a sudden increase in a storm’s speed and power.
Akshay Deoras, a meteorologist at the University of Reading, said scientists are seeing that storms are increasing rapidly around the world.
Climate scientists have long warned that warming oceans caused by greenhouse gas emissions are making such intense storm development more common.