During summer 2018/2019, Mozambique was devastated by Idai and Kenneth, the first time two Intense Status tropical cyclones have ever made landfall here. The season broke numerous records for the Southwest Indian Ocean (the greatest deaths, the largest damage, and numbers of Intense Status cyclones and tropical storms). Kenneth, which is the strongest cyclone ever to make landfall in Mozambique, did so unusually late in the season, had an unusual due westward track and struck the coast far further north than previously, is examined. Changes in Kenneth's strength (21–25 April 2019) across the extreme northern Mozambique Channel are shown to be related to two cyclonic/anticyclonic eddy pairs in the ocean. These eddies led to changes in SST, enthalpy fluxes, tropical cyclone heat potential, and upper ocean heat content that influenced its rapid strengthening from moderate tropical storm to Very Intense tropical cyclone status and then back to Intense Status just before landfall.

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莫桑比克最北部海峡的热带热带气旋肯尼斯（Kenneth）和海洋涡流的影响

在2018/2019年夏季，莫桑比克因艾代（Idai）和肯尼思（Kenneth）遭到破坏，这是两个强烈状态热带气旋首次登陆该国。这个季节打破了西南印度洋的许多记录（最大的死亡，最大的破坏以及强烈的状态旋风和热带风暴的数量）。肯尼斯（Kenneth）是有史以来最强的登陆莫桑比克的飓风，本季末异常地发生，异常向西移动，并比以前更向北袭击海岸。肯尼思（Kenneth）在莫桑比克最北部海峡的强度变化（2019年4月21日至25日）显示与海洋中的两个气旋/反气旋涡对有关。这些涡流导致SST，焓通量，热带气旋热势，