Why Did Hurricane Patricia Become a Monster So Quickly?

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Oct. 23, 2015 – Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia. The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, barreled closer and closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast. An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding. Image source: NASA

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Hurricane Patricia zoomed from tropical storm to record-beater in 30 hours flat like a jet-fueled sports car. Why? The Pacific storm had just the right ingredients…

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Oct. 23, 2015 – Update #3 – NASA Analyzes Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia, NASA

Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded, Menaces Mexico, CNN (10-23-2015)
Patricia — the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere — barreled closer and closer Friday morning to Mexico’s Pacific coast. An extremely dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding…

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