AP Spotlight 2023 (Taylor’s Version): The year in pop culture JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Dec 26, 2023 Dec 26, 2023 Updated Jun 12, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens dramatically in a short period.kAmx? A@A 4F=EFC6 E6C>:?@=@8J[ E96J 42== :E %2J=@C $H:7E]k^AmkAmxE’D ?@E =:<6 $H:7E 5:5?’E 92G6 3:8 — 9F86P — J62CD 367@C6 E9:D] qFE a_abn %9:D H2D C:5:4F=@FD]k^AmkAmuC@> E96 3=@4<3FDE6C “tC2D” E@FC E92E 4@?BF6C65 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 367@C6 2 A=2?6E\G2?BF:D9:?8 :?E6C?2E:@?2= =68[ E@ E96 C6\C6=62D6 @7 >@C6 2=3F>D @? E96 C@25 E@ C64=2:>:?8 96C 42E2=@8[ E@ E96 C64@C5\D>2D9:?8 4@?46CE 7:=>[ E@ 364@>:?8 2 3:==:@?2:C6 — 2?5 J629[ E92E E9:?8 H:E9 “E96 8FJ @? 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