No statuette for this! Hurricane Oscar’s Rapid rise Highlights climate Crisis
Hurricane Oscar, the tenth hurricane of the Atlantic season, has rapidly intensified into a Category 2 storm. After impacting the Bahamas, it is now approaching Cuba, which has been without electricity for nearly a week due to an oil shortage, as the warm waters of the Gulf, reaching up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, have accelerated the storm’s development. Though Oscar is unlikely to strike the U.S., its rapid intensification illustrates the increased risk of hurricanes fueled by unusually hot waters in the Caribbean.
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