Strongest cyclone ever recorded in Southern Hemisphere makes landfall

Tropical Cyclone Winston made landfall in Fiji on Saturday night with record-breaking winds of 184 mph—the strongest cyclone ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere.

As Slate explains, Winston’s strength can be attributed to “[e]xceptionally warm ocean temperatures, egged on by a record-strength El Niño.”

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Source: atlas Obscura