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November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Explore the Climate Shift Index: Ocean data along #Melissa's timeline ⤵️
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#Melissa became a record storm by devouring ocean heat made unusually warm by heat-trapping pollution.

• Monday: Above-average Caribbean waters were 600x more likely this hot from human-caused warming.
• By Tuesday: It mixed up deeper, cooler water, closer to what is typical in late-October.
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
#Melissa is starting to rapidly intensify (RI) in the Caribbean as it amps into an expected Cat 5 hurricane by (latest) Monday.

While there have been others to do it, a hurricane undergoing RI in October is relatively uncommon.
October 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM