intensification

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“There is high confidence in the onset of El Niño, followed by further intensification in the months that follow,” Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, the organization’s chief of climate prediction, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Researchers say the findings could have major implications if the same rainfall intensification is occurring across the broader Southern Ocean storm belt, which multiple lines of evidence suggest may be the case.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

“The trajectory points toward continued intensification following today’s events,” Al-Basha said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The frequency and magnitude of "rapid intensification events" in the Atlantic has also likely increased.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

“You know when hurricane winds grow quickly, when they explode, meteorologists call that rapid intensification, and I guess it’s super hard to predict. But...I think I felt that way when I broke the frame.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt