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Identifying the key dimensions of rapid tropical cyclone intensification

This image, taken by NOAA-21’s VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer), shows Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensifying at 12:50pm AST on June 30, 2024. Credit: NASA Earth Observation Satellite Imager Mikala Garrison using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Accurately predicting how fast tropical cyclones (TCs) will intensify is a major challenge due to…