Melissa leaps from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 18 hours. Sea surface temperatures across the Caribbean as of October 25 were among the warmest on record for the date. The odds of such unusual warmth have been boosted at least 500-fold by human-caused climate change.

Melissa leaps from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 18 hours. Sea surface temperatures across the Caribbean as of October 25 were among the warmest on record for the date. The odds of such unusual warmth have been boosted at least 500-fold by human-caused climate change.

Melissa leaps from tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in 18 hours

by The_Weekend_Baker