A meteorologist and hurricane specialist has become emotional on TV as he described just how strong the hurricane heading for millions of people in Florida and Mexico has become. John Morales told NBC 6 in South Florida that Hurricane Milton has become a Category five, with wind speeds almost tripling. "It has dropped fifty millibars, in ten hours" he said, choking up in the process. "I apologise, this is just... horrific." He said he blames global warming and climate change for the increase in extreme weather.