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For those who are wondering: Hypercane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Hyperhurricane) A hypercane is a hypothetical class of extreme
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For those who are wondering:
Hypercane
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Hyperhurricane)
A hypercane is a hypothetical class of extreme tropical cyclone that could form if sea surface temperatures reached approximately 50 °C (122 °F), which is 12 °C (22 °F) warmer than the warmest ocean temperature ever recorded.[1] Such an increase could be caused by a large asteroid or comet impact, a large supervolcanic eruption, a large submarine flood basalt, or "incredible" global warming.[2] There is some speculation that a series of hypercanes resulting from the impact of a large asteroid or comet contributed to the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs.[3] The hypothesis was created by Kerry Emanuel of MIT, who also coined the term.[4][5][3]