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Rapidly intensifying hurricanes are some of the most frightening and destructive types of extreme weather. Predicting them has been notoriously difficult

Scientists used computer modeling to pinpoint two types of rapid intensification of hurricanes, which could lead to better predictions.

Hurricanes that rapidly intensify for mysterious reasons pose a particularly frightening threat to those in harm's way. Forecasters have struggled for many years to understand why a seemingly commonplace tropical depression or tropical storm sometimes blows up into a major hurricane, packing catastrophic winds and driving a potentially deadly surge of water toward shore.

Hurricanes that rapidly intensify for mysterious reasons pose a particularly frightening threat to those in harm’s way.

<p>Scientists at NCAR have identified two entirely different modes of hurricane rapid intensification. The findings&nbsp;may lead to better understanding and prediction of these dangerous events.</p>