Hurricane Lee continues to gain strength over the Atlantic Ocean, threatening several Caribbean islands. The hurricane reached sustained winds of up to 130 miles per hour on Thursday (local time), according to the US Hurricane Center (NHC). The four out of five storm is rapidly gaining strength. Dangerous currents and surf can be expected in the next few days in the island chain of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and along the US East Coast.
According to the NHC, “Lee” was about 800 miles east of the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which is home to Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Montserrat. The meteorologists assumed that ‘Lee’ would develop into a ‘very strong, large hurricane’ moving across the sea north of the islands. Wind speeds of 119 kilometers per hour or more are called a hurricane.
The hurricane season begins on May 15 in the Pacific and June 1 in the Atlantic. It ends in both regions on November 30. Tropical cyclones form over warm ocean waters. Global warming increases the likelihood of severe storms. (sda/dpa)
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