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Analysis of Hurricane Idalia’s evolution shows a previously overlooked factor may have contributed to the storm’s debilitating strength

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Hurricane Idalia was the costliest hurricane of 2023 , costing the U.S. billions of dollars .

Researchers say the typical cocktail of weather conditions that feed a hurricane doesn’t add up in Idalia ’s case.

A freshwater plume from the Gulf created a density gradient between surface water and deeper, cooler water.

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