Ida exploded from a weak hurricane to a powerful Category 4 storm in less than 24 hours, thanks to heat from an ocean eddy. An oceanographer explains its rapid intensification.
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Our team discovered clear changes in the distribution and strength of ocean eddies. These changes have never been detected before.
The Agulhas Current plays a critical role in global ocean circulation that influences climatic conditions across the world.
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Postdoctoral research fellow at Sorbonne University and University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University
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Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director of ACCESS-NRI, Australian National University
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Professor of Oceanography, University of Miami
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P.h.D. candidate, Australian National University
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW