 The storm is really breaking all kinds of records in terms of how early in the season it's come, how quickly it's intensified, and that's a big one, and also its strength. Hurricane experts say the driving force here is rising ocean temperatures, and these temperatures have skyrocketed over the last two years. Warmer water is the source of energy for these hurricanes. Catherine Hayhoe is the chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy, and she explained it to me like this.