🌿 Environment Apr 10, 2026 · Giuliana Viglione

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones

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Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones
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Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses, a new study finds.



Such storms also have higher rates of rainfall and higher maximum windspeeds, according to the research.



The study, published in Science Advances, looks at the economic damages caused by nearly 800 tropical cyclones that occurred around the world between 1981 and 2023.



It finds that rapidly intensifying tropical cycl

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