What Causes Hurricane Rapid Intensification?

In a very short period of time Tropical Storm Helene quickly gained energy as it moved north over the Gulf of Mexico, and shortly after Hurricane Milton went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours, a process known as rapid intensification. Rapid Intensification is becoming increasingly more common as sea surface temperatures continue to rise. Weathered's Maiya May says more about why this happens, the dangers it poses, and why we can expect it to continue.

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[ernestweaver]

I reside in St. Pete.
Five lives were lost in this county.
The Storm surge was insane.
The last major storm to hit the Tampa Bay area was back in 1921.
This area has lucked out so many times.
My condolences to all of those lost and affected.
The worst storm I have experienced was a Cat 2.
What surprised me was so many people having hurricane parties.
They have no clue how deadly these can get.

[joberthalib]

The work you do to inform us is top notch. Thank you for that.

[BreakingGaia]

Whenever I see you I know I'm about to learn something important. Thank you and everyone who works on your documentaries.

[c.a.fontaine]

It's a miracle that island nations and states like Florida are still inhabitable.

[kungfukungfu]

I really enjoy watching & learning from your shows. 🎉❤😊

[MuchPurple]

Thank you! Your comments are clear and to the point. As an aside, I don't understand why people keep koving to places like this. It makes no sense. These storms will only get worse over time.

[organizerbmo]

We desperately need more compilation videos of climate disaster that are well-edited, with visual drone coverage of destruction like presented here. That's what's missing from climate & enviro justice, & its news coverage.

The disasters are always presented separate, we never see a good compilation with moving music, that makes the point hard to ignore. Like the "this is dangerous for our democracy" compilation showing how local news channels are using scripts pushed on them from media mega corps. It's spooky, effective.

[KaitlynDelavega-mv]

When Helene hit north Carolina my cousins had to move due to the flooding and they live in the mountains. That’s just to show how destructive that hurricane was.

[thomasmuetzel]

Thank you for informing us about this.

[chloewilliams]

Milton has just intensified by 100mph in 24 hours. It's becoming the norm not the exception. Climate changed.

[Cubsfan]

Helene scared me cause when it hit I was in a tornado warning and I’m also pretty scared of tornadoes so I was in a tornado warning and and they said that the circulation was right above me and my mom told me to go to our safe spot which is the entrance to my house from the garage so not as safe but when I went there I was so scared I was shaking and nearly crying and I thought I was gonna die or live and just lose everything but luckily god saved me from that potentially happening and that potential tornado was called of but we were in a tornado warning but a tornado never touched down in my area

[LaughterMan]

Maybe its time we start looking into & covering weather modification programs

[pyroprutser]

Milton just did the TS-C5 intensification in 24 hours, insane

[kristabellareyes]

IM HERE DURING MILTON (Hurricane Milton)

[nicolatesla]

I belong to a group of atmospheric physicists I was watching this with another atmospheric physicist at his home having some ontario. Dr Paul Beckwith, who is one of the participants in one of the intergovernmental panel of climate change wasn't showing hurricane Otis live. I was shocked when I was watching it cuz it was only 24 hours like what Tara is mentioning in this video, that it in only 24 hours it accelerated call me tropical storm to a full-blown hurricane. What happened was Hurricane Otis had traveled over a very hot patch of water. The acceleration of the hurricane was so quick, that the government didn't have time or Advance time, to warn the population before it's land into the city. Drone operator was moving the Drone past the condo Towers that were hit by this hurricane. The wind speeds from this hurricane were so violent, they ripped out all the walls, all of the Furnishings all of the appliances bathrooms everything in one of these condo towers and literally gutted each and every floor. What was left was a tower of concrete slabs with concrete columns. All the contents were on the ground outside that just shocked me. I have my own climate research discussion group it's very small it's on Facebook. It's called c l i m e a w a r e

[monkfishmondfinsternis]

Exxon knew 40 years ago about the effects their business has on the climate and what it would lead to. But the fossile industry locked away their own studies and started disinformation campaigns instead. I say it's time they pay their fair share for the victims of climate driven catastrophes. Make them pay!

[tacticalalligator.]

I took a direct hit in South Ga. They eyes went right over me. It was like nothing I've ever seen

[seanmoyer]

Milton has now done it in under 24 hours!!!

[beckbarnhardt]

Then there was Ian in 2022 that moved so slowly, and had 97 degree water in Charlotte Harbor to feed it. We need to pull a futurama and put big ice cube in gulf

[matthewmickles]

Water temperatures are the same now as they were hundreds of years ago, only difference no harp or weather manipulation programs.