A new study says hurricanes are now twice as likely to progress from minor to major than they were decades ago.
The study, published in the journal “Scientific Reports,” looked at 830 Atlantic tropical cyclones since 1971.
It says that with warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes now have more energy to rapidly intensify.
The study found that in the last 20 years, storms intensified from a Category 1 storm to major hurricane 8.1 per cent of the time in just 24 hours, compared to just 3.2 per cent of the time from 1971 to 1990.
PEI was hit by Juan in 2003, Dorian in 2019 and Fiona in 2022 causing major damage.
