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“The degree of aridification and intensification of droughts in the region depends on the extent of anthropogenic warming,” the researchers wrote in the study, which was published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

Western leaders have warned for weeks that such a move would risk an intensification of the conflict.

The "Kill Tony" host fell in line with the Trump campaign's recent intensification of anti-migrant talking points, saying that "Latinos love making babies" and calling Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

Rapid intensification can be particularly dangerous, because these quickly increasing wind speeds can give communities less time to prepare for a stronger storm.

“Our ability to observe intensities and intensification rates of hurricanes over the open ocean or Gulf of Mexico has improved markedly since, say, 1900,” Knutson said.