intensification

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Researchers say the findings could have major implications if the same rainfall intensification is occurring across the broader Southern Ocean storm belt, which multiple lines of evidence suggest may be the case.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

In characteristic Ionesco fashion, the work proceeds through intensification, a steady ratcheting up of the situation, rather than through traditional narrative development.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“The trajectory points toward continued intensification following today’s events,” Al-Basha said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The frequency and magnitude of "rapid intensification events" in the Atlantic has also likely increased.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

“You know when hurricane winds grow quickly, when they explode, meteorologists call that rapid intensification, and I guess it’s super hard to predict. But...I think I felt that way when I broke the frame.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt