"Hurricane Milton is in rare territory for its rapid intensification rate, with an 85 mile per hour increase in wind speeds from morning to afternoon, categorizing it as an extreme case even by the definition of rapid intensification," said Karthik Balaguru, a climate researcher at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. This phenomenon emphasizes not just the strength of the storm, but how rapidly it escalated, which is noteworthy given the record warm waters it traversed.
"Since 1979, only two Atlantic hurricanes had lower October pressures than Milton on Monday afternoon, highlighting the unprecedented nature of this storm. The powerful winds and the storm's rapid escalation pose life-threatening hazards not only along the coastline but also well inland, with heavy rainfall expected to begin affecting parts of Florida," noted Colorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach. Such statistics point to the intensified impact of climate conditions on hurricane behavior.
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