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Hard to Find the Words as a Science Fiction Movie Hurricane Assaults Acapulco. [1]

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Date: 2023-10-25  

I am not going to mince, nor overuse words on this subject. I don’t quite know what to make of this. This is the sort of thing that I would watch in a horror or science fiction movie hurricane. If we are going to look at the context of rapid intensification, we need to start with the fact that to qualify as rapid, a hurricane must gain 35 m.p.h. of sustained wind speed in 24 hours.

Otis gained 115 m.p.h. and did it..

in 12 hours.

Hurricane Otis unleashed a “nightmare scenario” on Acapulco in southern Mexico Wednesday morning after the storm rapidly intensified into a Category 5 just before landfall and gave officials and residents little time to prepare. Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane in just 12 hours before it slammed ashore near Acapulco as the strongest storm on record to hit this area and the Pacific coast of Mexico. The sudden burst of power gave people little time to prepare and get to safety as Otis bore down on Acapulco, a popular tourist destination that’s also a permanent home to roughly 800,000 people.

When much of the world went to bed, a seemingly run of the mill Tropical Storm Otis became a monster while you were sleeping, and you woke up to a different world.

x This isn’t getting enough attention - the people in Acapulco will need help. They were expecting just a tropical storm, but the computer projections were wrong, and they got hit with a Category 5 hurricane 🌀 https://t.co/qdgMuzeL14 — Shannon E. French🌻 (@SEFrench) October 25, 2023

From this point forward, there is no denying climate change. From this point forward, there should be no assumptions about the dangers it poses. In the coming days I will track this development, in between some rest, and will bring information as to best help the people affected. I don’t know if my title qualified as emotionally stimulating, or whatever critique it may draw, but I assure you, after reading the story, I didn’t need any title to stir my emotions.

I don’t mean to criticize hard working scientists who have far more expertise than I do. To the contrary, their hard work is priceless, but I am trying to show the limitations of our knowledge in a world with no climate limits.

If you would like to help the lovely folks in Mexico, and know how, please let me know in the comments and I will reserve this space for this information.

And yes, I intend to take a break, but not from the newsletter, and thank all of you for your love and support. But this is hugely important. I expect will Pakalolo and FishOutofWater and other resident experts here will take the ball, and I thank them in advance.

Love,

ROC

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