How rivers fuel hurricanes—and how that knowledge can improve forecasts

PHYSorg
Jun 12, 2025, 12:15 pm174 pts
As Hurricane Idalia approached Florida's Big Bend in August 2023, warm waters of the Gulf fueled its growth. In less than 24 hours, the storm jumped from a Category 1 to a Category 4 in a phenomenon known as rapid intensification.

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