Milton is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the US this year. It joins Category 1 Beryl, Category 1 Debby, Category 2 Francine and Category 4 Helene.

Meteorologists have found that AI forecasts of hurricanes are generated much more quickly than traditional methods.

In parts of Florida still cleaning up from Hurricane Helene’s damage two weeks ago, a second damaging storm, Hurricane Milton, is causing further devastation.