In less than a day this week, Hurricane Idalia strengthened from a Category 1 storm into a fierce Category 4, the second-highest tier for cyclones.It ultimately made landfall in the United States as a powerful Category 3 storm — the threshold for a “major hurricane” — with wind speeds whipping at approximately 193 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour).With the Atlantic hurricane season only now entering its peak months, experts are questioning whether Idalia is a sign of what’s to come, as climate change supercharges severe weather events.
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