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Hurricane intensification can be caused by phenomenon called 'hot towers', which form as air spirals inward towards the eye and is forced rapidly upwards, accelerating the movement of energy into high altitude clouds.
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
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Towers in the Tempest
Hurricane intensification can be caused by phenomenon called 'hot towers', which form as air spirals inward towards the eye and is forced rapidly upwards, accelerating the movement of energy into high altitude clouds.
Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
download video (640 x 360 | 51 mb)