Last updated December 4, 2018
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Hurricane Nicole 2016

Bermuda

Hurricane Nicole intensified into Category 3 Hurricane on the evening of October 12 before bearing down on Bermuda. Nicole marked the 3rd major hurricane of the North Atlantic season, qualifying 2016 as an above average hurricane season, and marking the most major hurricanes in a season since 2011.

On October 12, Nicole also pushed the Atlantic's Accumulated Cyclone Energy for October up to the most for any October since 1963. Nicole's tremendous power and sustained strength, fueled by historically warm seas, are consistent with the observed trends in the Atlantic since the 1970's. There is a significant risk that this trend is driven by global warming.

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