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Spud
Weather forecasters, local authorities and news media are these days very scared about being accused of not giving sufficient indication or warning of subsequently life threatening storms.
On balance you have to say "better safe than sorry."
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GasLightStreet
Curious.
Aside from Rockman's obsession with sunsets, which is not weather, is anyone concerned about what recently happened in the Gulf Of Mexico from Hurricane Helene through Florida into Georgia, and then just being a gob of rain for North and South Carolina and Tennessee?
Or with what's going on in the Gulf Of Mexico with Tampa about to get changed, what just happened on the Pacific side of Mexico, twice, or Nepal?
I say "concerned" in meaning of interested, curious, wondering WTF or worried.
There are things we can do here to help with who needs it but... so many people said the 2024 hurricane season was dead.
Since September 9 there's been 8 named tropical cyclones - and one of them, as Tropical Storm Kirk but more likely the remnants of Kirk, will be visiting Europe very soon.
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Rockman
.... sunrises actually am...
Theyre here ta lighten up the thread .... get it lighten up HHHaaaaaa
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GasLightStreet
Curious.
Aside from Rockman's obsession with sunsets, which is not weather, is anyone concerned about what recently happened in the Gulf Of Mexico from Hurricane Helene through Florida into Georgia, and then just being a gob of rain for North and South Carolina and Tennessee?
Or with what's going on in the Gulf Of Mexico with Tampa about to get changed, what just happened on the Pacific side of Mexico, twice, or Nepal?
I say "concerned" in meaning of interested, curious, wondering WTF or worried.
There are things we can do here to help with who needs it but... so many people said the 2024 hurricane season was dead.
Since September 9 there's been 8 named tropical cyclones - and one of them, as Tropical Storm Kirk but more likely the remnants of Kirk, will be visiting Europe very soon.
Hi GLS,
I've been interested in weather behaviour for many decades (learned it from mother's side (farmers).
It's interesting to make predictions (not always influenced by the experts).
Also, what does the weather tell us. Well, it told me a hell of a lot over the decades.
Your current hurricane developments (terrible for those whose lives get destroyed) are much in line with what happens in eastern Asia. More frequent, more powerful, not just one year but many years in a row now. Global warming is getting some(?) additional help from the sun with its 11 years cycle temper, probably topping again in 2025. And we, we're helpless.
In my country they take environmental improvements very serious (take your own cup/mug along if you want a free coffee in the hospital ... etc. etc.), where in the USA/Canada (hotels f.i. cups, cups, cups and other stuff) as well as in Japan (everything has to be wrapped in nice, even expensive material for culture sake) they are still produce millions on tons of actually useless waste. And this what I saw just this year during my travels (using airpanes)
18 million Dutch against 500 million of the above countries (and I'm not even counting Chinese, Indians, South-East Asians ... billions) have no chance whatsoever.
We f*ck up the oceans now for about a 100 years and more, so what can we expect ...
I'd rather enjoy Rockman's beautiful images (Luckily representing peaceful, beautiful weather, but still take my own cup to the hospital
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GasLightStreet
For years I was convinced that greed would wipe out humans. Aside from the recent boom in stupidity via social media it's really starting to look like plastic will be the root cause of human extinction.
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GasLightStreet
For years I was convinced that greed would wipe out humans. Aside from the recent boom in stupidity via social media it's really starting to look like plastic will be the root cause of human extinction.
In the end mother nature throws us out -eventually. Simple as that.
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GasLightStreet
Anyone on the west coast and the peninsula of Florida knows about what's going to happen Wednesday.
Hurricane Milton bombed out to 160 mph winds (257 km), the fastest strengthening for a tropical system ever (yesterday it became a hurricane in the evening). Rapid Intensification is defined as a sustained wind increase of a minimum of 35 mph increase (55 km) in a 24 hour period.
Sea Surface Temps are averaging 86°F (30° C). Hurricane Dorian (2019) sat over the same water temperature and had 185 mph winds (297 km). The Ocean Heat Content is measured in the water column to wherever the minimum temperature of 79°F (approximately 26° C), the minimum temperature for a tropical cyclone to form, is found. The average water column depth is 150 feet (45 meters).
Wherever Milton makes landfall will have a storm surge approaching 20 feet (just over 6 meters). Milton is expected to weaken down to a category 3, which is what Katrina was when she hit Mississippi, a day earlier being a 5.
If Milton makes landfall just north of St Petersburg/Tampa... it's going to be beyond bad. They already got smacked by Helene.
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Rocky Dijon
I fall into the category of concerned and worried. Our oldest girl and her family moved back to Ohio from Florida this summer. Her big brother is still in the Tampa area with other family. Some people choose not to leave despite warnings. Others do not have the ability to leave.