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Think. Again.

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4. The categorization of hurricanes began long ago...

Reply to Oopsie Daisy (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 08:28 AM

Sep 2024

...way before we started to admit that climate change will be making such things futile, back when the various intensities of hurricanes were reliably stable and survivable.

The destruction that will be directly caused by hurricane events is no longer a primary threat compared to the multitude of other destructive events that will be triggered by CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere.

I wish I could find something humorous in that.

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As ocean warming continues, hurricanes will become more frequent and stronger. So I wonder * [View all] Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 OP

Both poles are melting......................... Lovie777 Sep 2024 #1

Hurricane "categories" will be the least of our problems. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #2

So, why categorize them at all, eh? Run for the hills! Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #3

The categorization of hurricanes began long ago... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #4

Hurricane categories and accurate measurements... what a quaint and outdated concept. 🙄 Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #5

I believe you might be underestimating... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #6

Oh, I understand much more than I'm given credit for. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #7

I'm glad to see you DO fully recognize... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #9

Absolutely not. No "compromise" is needed * Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #12

Well, I tried. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #14

And there's where you took a wrong turn... Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #15

interesting... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #16

Interesting, indeed. --- I wish I could find something humorous in that. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #17

um, yeah! great, thanks for your input. Think. Again. Sep 2024 #18

You're welcome. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #19

The worst hurricane was 1900 in Galveston and killed jimfields33 Sep 2024 #8

Yes, and we've done nothing... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #10

I wonder what they did back then to cause such destruction and deaths. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #11

Weather prediction tech has advanced... Think. Again. Sep 2024 #13