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Hurricane Otis: unpredictable intensity?
Otis, a devastating hurricane that no one seems to have seen coming. In 24 hours, the phenomenon went from a tropical storm to a hurricane of maximum strength. Otis was only 90 km from the coast when its terrible danger was mentioned in the alert bulletins. How to explain such a scenario? – (France 2)
Otis, a devastating hurricane that no one seems to have seen coming. In 24 hours, the phenomenon went from a tropical storm to a hurricane of maximum strength. Otis was only 90 km from the coast when its terrible danger was mentioned in the alert bulletins. How to explain such a scenario?
Dazzling, unexpected. Hurricane Otis intensified with lightning speed. All the weather experts were taken by surprise by its unprecedented intensity, the highest, category 5. Tuesday, October 24, at midday, Otis is still only a tropical storm. Strong winds are blowing off the Mexican coast, gusts are recorded at just over 100 km/h. A priori, nothing very worrying. But everything will suddenly come to a head in the night.
Climate change
As it approaches the coast, Otis does not weaken, but on the contrary gains strength, becoming a very powerful hurricane. It hit Acapulco with winds of more than 265 km/h, without anyone anticipating it. In fact, the winds encountered particularly warm waters in Acapulco, up to 30 degrees at the surface. A fuel that boosted Otis’ engine. The violence of this hurricane, according to IPCC experts, is indeed linked to climate change.