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Climate change in action. The temperature of the sea is higher, which means less cool water being picked up, so the storm strengthens as it goes over the Gulf.
What were once in a century events will soon be the new normal.
andyp-
Nah, it's an army of people with leaf blowers whipping up a storm.
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What were once in a century events will soon be the new normal.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Category_5_Atlantic_hurricanes
More frequent than once a century already. :)
dancing james
Aroogah
Holy Shit. Irma has gone Cat 5.