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Warm oceans intensifying hurricane season. Fueled by warm ocean temperatures,a series of consecutive storms have formed in the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Hurricanes Danielle and Earl have intensified into major hurricane strengthwith another system following in Earl's wake. The image shows the amount ofheat energy available to fuel hurricane intensification. (Image credit: NOAA NESDIS Environmental Visualization Laboratory; NOAA/OAR/AOML)