*These 'hypercanes" sound fun. A planet with routine, normalized hypercane weather that lasted for an eon or two, what would that be like #superstorms
*These 'hypercanes" sound fun. A planet with routine, normalized hypercane weather that lasted for an eon or two, what would that be like #superstorms
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#Superstorms and #GlobalWarming: Is Extreme Weather the New Normal?
I saw this and boosted it. Usually, #SLICE has good videos. I haven't watched it first, I can't watch it this minute (busy), but I trust this is informative.
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Weather guru Jeff Masters:
"Any move to expand the #SaffirSimpson scale would have to come from the NHC, and there is little support for such a move from the experts there that I have heard from.
However, talking about hypothetical #Category6 storms is a valuable communication strategy for policymakers and the public, because it is important to understand how much more damaging these new #superstorms can be."
#superstorms occupying more than 5% of the sphere.
Suction events where differential thermal energy #insolation creates focused pressure differences.
A tornado the size of Kansas that goes on for three weeks.
What you gonna do when it comes at you?
With hundreds of explosive #chemical plants, #Louisiana could be a ticking time bomb this #hurricane season
by Russel Honoré, July 10, 2023
"The science is clear: the warmer the oceans, the stronger the storms. Heat is energy, and the more of it there is in the ocean, the more fuel for increasingly destructive storms. At the same time, rising sea levels, caused by the melting of the South Pole’s ice caps and Arctic glaciers, mean higher storm surges.
"I don’t have to tell you that storm surges are the deadliest part of a hurricane making landfall. They occur when a storm pushes a wall of seawater several feet high onto the land, causing lethal flooding and costly property damage. In #NewOrleans, I saw the city’s Lower 9th Ward all but razed by fierce ocean waters. Residents evacuated as far as other states; nearly two decades later, many have never returned.
"Tragically for Louisiana, the state has 740 #petrochemical plants that are vulnerable to tropical storms, according to a new report by The Times-Picayune and The Advocate. While most have weathered storms in the past, there’s no evidence to show they will be able to withstand the storm surges of the powerful #superstorms that are becoming the new norm.
"It’s outrageous that #chemical plant owners can put the health and safety of some 1.2 million Louisiana residents at risk. The rest of us understand we need to undertake additional precautionary measures now that hurricane season is becoming increasingly deadly. Petrochemical companies should not be able to put us in harm’s way by denying this reality."
#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalRacism #ClimateCatastrophe #WaterIsLife