Marine heatwaves can supercharge cyclones
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Before hitting Mexico, Hurricane Otis (pictured) intensified explosively in 2023 while passing over a stretch of ocean that exceeded 30 °C. Credit: NASA
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Unusually hot oceans breed rapidly intensifying, destructive and costly tropical cyclones — storms that form over oceans and are also known as hurricanes and typhoons1.
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01201-8
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