Tropical cyclones act as 'massive heat pumps' that fuel extreme heat

Three days after Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico in mid-September, the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat advisory, warning that the heat index—which incorporates humidity to calculate perceived temperature—could reach up to 109 degrees.


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Source: Phys.org