Ph.D. student HY's journal paper was recently highlighted as one of the top stories in The Washington Post. 

Hurricane Milton explosively intensified due to marine heatwaves in the Gulf of Mexico.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/hurricane-milton-helene-marine-heat-wave-storms/ 

Choi, H. Y., M.-S. Park, H.-S. Kim*, and S. Lee, 2024: Marine heatwave events strengthen tropical cyclones, Communications Earth and Environment, 5, 69, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01239-4