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Study: Hurricanes are getting stronger, faster

Hurricane season starts June 1,  and a new study says hurricanes are gaining intensity faster and getting stronger in the Atlantic Basin than they did 30 years ago. Researchers gathered data from the National Hurricane Center and the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center from 1986 through 2015.
 
Results showed that the average wind speed of a hurricane formed in the central and eastern Atlantic Ocean during a 24 hour intensification period grew by 13 miles per hour versus older storms.
 
Atmospheric scientists say there are many reasons for this increase including the water's temperature.

You can read the study by clicking here.

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