After tearing into Haiti and Cuba, Hurricane Matthew is likely to carve a path of destruction through the Bahamas with ferocious winds, rains and storm surges. The surface waters around the Bahamas are at near-record highs for early October, giving energy for the storm to feed on. Hurricanes can weaken as they churn up cool water from the ocean, but the seas of the Bahamas are shallow and the waters below the surface are warm too, so forecasters don’t expect the hurricane to diminish much. The hurricane is then expected to head towards the US, close to Florida, on Friday,…

Source: The Times October 05, 2016 23:03 UTC