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Warmer air can hold more moisture, and he says there was a "strong link" between these sea temperatures and the 2019 extreme rains over East Africa.

But in 2019, extreme rains brought a deluge that engulfed villages, grasslands and forests.

To know that after heavy January rains, inevitably there will be a deep, V-shaped rut along the center of the trailhead, like a voracious alien mouth; or that in late May the mustard weed will be so wildly overgrown and bushy that it will completely swallow up the trailhead sign, post and all; or that for a brief window in late October-early November, two pink silk floss trees will bloom the color of bubble gum just below the Vista Del Valle lookout point.

The NHC said the storm would bring heavy rains across western Cuba through Thursday and that storm surges could pose a danger to life.

Heavy rains are also expected in the Cayman Islands, while a tropical storm warning is in force in the Florida Keys.