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It’s a train of tropical systems across North America tonight. As Tropical Storm Edouard moves inland into Texas, Pacific Hurricanes Karina, Lowell, and Tropical Storm Marie are moving along a Super El Niño conveyor belt between Mexico and Hawaii.

It’s a train of tropical systems across North America tonight. As Tropical Storm Edouard moves inland into Texas, Pacific Hurricanes Karina, Lowell, and Tropical Storm Marie are moving along a Super El Niño conveyor belt between Mexico and Hawaii.

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Hurricane Karina is the latest storm to bloom in an El Niño-fueled Pacific Ocean. In just over 20 hours, she’s gone from a Tropical Storm to a 125 MPH CAT 3, ~950 miles SW of Baja California. She could be one of THREE simultaneous Pacific Hurricanes that are expected to be active this week.

Hurricane Karina is the latest storm to bloom in an El Niño-fueled Pacific Ocean. In just over 20 hours, she’s gone from a Tropical Storm to a 125 MPH CAT 3, ~950 miles SW of Baja California. She could be one of THREE simultaneous Pacific Hurricanes that are expected to be active this week.

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Hurricane Lowell just EXPLOSIVELY intensified from a 90 MPH Category 1 to a 125 MPH Category 3 in only 3 HOURS. This is a nuclear rate of intensification for the open Central Pacific Ocean, and Lowell is now forecast to approach CAT 5 intensity about ~500 miles SE of Hawaii.

Hurricane Lowell just EXPLOSIVELY intensified from a 90 MPH Category 1 to a 125 MPH Category 3 in only 3 HOURS. This is a nuclear rate of intensification for the open Central Pacific Ocean, and Lowell is now forecast to approach CAT 5 intensity about ~500 miles SE of Hawaii.

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It is absolute chaos in the West Pacific right now. Typhoon Dolphin making landfall in China; Tropical Storm Chan-hom heading towards mainland Japan; and THREE MORE systems spinning around the Mariana Islands, all at the same time.

It is absolute chaos in the West Pacific right now. Typhoon Dolphin making landfall in China; Tropical Storm Chan-hom heading towards mainland Japan; and THREE MORE systems spinning around the Mariana Islands, all at the same time.

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The situation is growing more serious for Hawaii tonight as Tropical Storm Lala continues to organize. If the NHC’s current forecast holds, then she will become the first Hurricane in 155 YEARS to strike the Big Island (where 1-2 FEET of life-threatening rainfall is possible).

The situation is growing more serious for Hawaii tonight as Tropical Storm Lala continues to organize. If the NHC’s current forecast holds, then she will become the first Hurricane in 155 YEARS to strike the Big Island (where 1-2 FEET of life-threatening rainfall is possible).

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Hurricane Lala is producing some of the most bizarre storm conditions you will ever see on Hawaii’s Big Island. At the summit of Mauna Kea, which rises 13,824 ft above sea level, a whiteout of tropical rain is being propelled by winds up to 140 MPH at an icy temperature of 38 F.

Hurricane Lala is producing some of the most bizarre storm conditions you will ever see on Hawaii’s Big Island. At the summit of Mauna Kea, which rises 13,824 ft above sea level, a whiteout of tropical rain is being propelled by winds up to 140 MPH at an icy temperature of 38 F.

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UPDATE: Category 5 Super Typhoon Ragasa (NandoPH) has just hit a new peak intensity of 180 MPH sustained winds and a minimum central pressure of 905 MBAR. This intensity is approaching the upper limits of what Earth is capable of producing.

UPDATE: Category 5 Super Typhoon Ragasa (NandoPH) has just hit a new peak intensity of 180 MPH sustained winds and a minimum central pressure of 905 MBAR. This intensity is approaching the upper limits of what Earth is capable of producing.

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19 years ago today, the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin unexpectedly re-intensified in the middle of Oklahoma. She was more than 450 miles away from any ocean water.

19 years ago today, the remnants of Tropical Storm Erin unexpectedly re-intensified in the middle of Oklahoma. She was more than 450 miles away from any ocean water.

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A Hurricane is producing SNOW at the summit of the 2nd tallest island on Earth, where wind gusts are exceeding 130 MPH, in a place that hasn’t experienced a Hurricane-strength storm since almost the American Civil War. Unreal what is happening in Hawaii right now.

A Hurricane is producing SNOW at the summit of the 2nd tallest island on Earth, where wind gusts are exceeding 130 MPH, in a place that hasn’t experienced a Hurricane-strength storm since almost the American Civil War. Unreal what is happening in Hawaii right now.

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A solitary thunderstorm cell erupting out of nowhere today over southern England.

A solitary thunderstorm cell erupting out of nowhere today over southern England.

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BREAKING: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s sustained winds are now roaring at 175 MPH, and the air pressure in her searing eye has sunk to 906 MBAR. The storm is starting to take the northern turn towards Jamaica, and if she intensifies any further, she will begin to approach the mathematical limits of how strong a storm can become in this part of the world.

BREAKING: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa’s sustained winds are now roaring at 175 MPH, and the air pressure in her searing eye has sunk to 906 MBAR. The storm is starting to take the northern turn towards Jamaica, and if she intensifies any further, she will begin to approach the mathematical limits of how strong a storm can become in this part of the world.

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The amount of convective available potential energy over the Middle East on Thursday is enough for a textbook hatchery of supercell thunderstorms. Where this unstable mass of nearly 5,000 J/kg of CAPE intersects with the dip in the jet stream will determine the greatest threat area for desert tornadoes (most likely in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) and/or strong marine waterspouts over the Persian Gulf.

The amount of convective available potential energy over the Middle East on Thursday is enough for a textbook hatchery of supercell thunderstorms. Where this unstable mass of nearly 5,000 J/kg of CAPE intersects with the dip in the jet stream will determine the greatest threat area for desert tornadoes (most likely in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia) and/or strong marine waterspouts over the Persian Gulf.

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At this time in 2024, the Philippines were in the midst of a 10-DAY span in which they were struck by FOUR consecutive Typhoons. Now this year, the country is reeling from the effects of Kalmaegi (TinoPH) and Fung-wong (UwanPH) both making landfall within the last 5 days.

At this time in 2024, the Philippines were in the midst of a 10-DAY span in which they were struck by FOUR consecutive Typhoons. Now this year, the country is reeling from the effects of Kalmaegi (TinoPH) and Fung-wong (UwanPH) both making landfall within the last 5 days.

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What an intimidating sight Fung-wong (UwanPH) has become over the Philippine Sea as her winds creep up to 65 mph (100 kph). The sprawling size of this budding West Pacific beast is creating an interesting dichotomy. On the one hand, it’s causing Fung-wong to take longer to organize and thus delaying a potential round of rapid intensification (limiting how strong she can get before striking Luzon). But, on the other hand, her larger radius will affect more people in the Philippines and possibly generate a greater storm surge risk near the location of landfall. Even in this latter scenario, which seems to be increasingly more likely, Fung-wong could still explode to a high-end Category 4 Typhoon. Either way, it’s a serious situation we have developing here tonight.

What an intimidating sight Fung-wong (UwanPH) has become over the Philippine Sea as her winds creep up to 65 mph (100 kph). The sprawling size of this budding West Pacific beast is creating an interesting dichotomy. On the one hand, it’s causing Fung-wong to take longer to organize and thus delaying a potential round of rapid intensification (limiting how strong she can get before striking Luzon). But, on the other hand, her larger radius will affect more people in the Philippines and possibly generate a greater storm surge risk near the location of landfall. Even in this latter scenario, which seems to be increasingly more likely, Fung-wong could still explode to a high-end Category 4 Typhoon. Either way, it’s a serious situation we have developing here tonight.

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BREAKING: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has achieved a new peak intensity of 180 MPH sustained winds and a core pressure of 896 MBAR. She is officially the 5TH MOST INTENSE Atlantic Hurricane in history and is nearing the maximum theoretical strength a storm can reach in this part of the world. Landfall over Jamaica is just hours away.

BREAKING: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has achieved a new peak intensity of 180 MPH sustained winds and a core pressure of 896 MBAR. She is officially the 5TH MOST INTENSE Atlantic Hurricane in history and is nearing the maximum theoretical strength a storm can reach in this part of the world. Landfall over Jamaica is just hours away.

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34 years ago this morning, Category 5 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Dade County, Florida with extreme winds of 165 MPH. The city of Homestead was the most severely impacted, where 99% of all mobile homes were flattened. One of the scariest radar loops in U.S. History.

34 years ago this morning, Category 5 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Dade County, Florida with extreme winds of 165 MPH. The city of Homestead was the most severely impacted, where 99% of all mobile homes were flattened. One of the scariest radar loops in U.S. History.

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The eye of Fung-wong (UwanPH) is really starting to melt through the icy shell of her CDO now. New, towering thunderstorms are rising up within the inner eyewall as well. On microwave imagery, the Typhoon’s cumbersome core structure is still yet to fully solidify. What we could see in the coming hours, especially after the Pacific sun evanesces below the horizon, is for this new burst of core thunderstorms to freeze the eyewall into a more complete and circular ring around the eye. That would likely jumpstart a true phase of rapid intensification right as Fung-wong enters her final approach to Luzon in the Philippines.

The eye of Fung-wong (UwanPH) is really starting to melt through the icy shell of her CDO now. New, towering thunderstorms are rising up within the inner eyewall as well. On microwave imagery, the Typhoon’s cumbersome core structure is still yet to fully solidify. What we could see in the coming hours, especially after the Pacific sun evanesces below the horizon, is for this new burst of core thunderstorms to freeze the eyewall into a more complete and circular ring around the eye. That would likely jumpstart a true phase of rapid intensification right as Fung-wong enters her final approach to Luzon in the Philippines.

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Hurricane Melissa, at the moment that she possibly became the strongest Atlantic Hurricane in recorded history, may have had the most extreme detonation of lightning activity ever observed in a storm in this part of the world. Nearly 700 flashes every 60 seconds. What on Earth.

Hurricane Melissa, at the moment that she possibly became the strongest Atlantic Hurricane in recorded history, may have had the most extreme detonation of lightning activity ever observed in a storm in this part of the world. Nearly 700 flashes every 60 seconds. What on Earth.

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🧵 33 years ago this morning, NWS Miami captured one of the most terrifying radar loops in U.S. History: the eyewall of a Category 5 Hurricane, slicing into a major city while leveling everything in its path. This is the story of Hurricane Andrew.

🧵 33 years ago this morning, NWS Miami captured one of the most terrifying radar loops in U.S. History: the eyewall of a Category 5 Hurricane, slicing into a major city while leveling everything in its path. This is the story of Hurricane Andrew.

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Almost all Major Hurricanes undergo an eyewall replacement cycle. Melissa never did. She sustained CATEGORY 5 status for 35 consecutive hours, the 8TH longest total duration of Cat 5 winds ever documented in an Atlantic Hurricane, and the longest since Hurricane Irma in 2017. Instead of initiating replacement cycles, Melissa underwent eyewall mergers, which caused only short-lived pauses in her intensification and allowed her to incrementally climb to an extreme strength as she slowly writhed towards Jamaica. It is exceptionally rare to see a high-level Hurricane eye remain so perfectly circular and clear for so many days on end.

Almost all Major Hurricanes undergo an eyewall replacement cycle. Melissa never did. She sustained CATEGORY 5 status for 35 consecutive hours, the 8TH longest total duration of Cat 5 winds ever documented in an Atlantic Hurricane, and the longest since Hurricane Irma in 2017. Instead of initiating replacement cycles, Melissa underwent eyewall mergers, which caused only short-lived pauses in her intensification and allowed her to incrementally climb to an extreme strength as she slowly writhed towards Jamaica. It is exceptionally rare to see a high-level Hurricane eye remain so perfectly circular and clear for so many days on end.

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This is insane. Former Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall 18 hours ago and yet, not only has his compact structure remained intact, but his convective thunderstorms have actually INTENSIFIED over land. A potentially catastrophic Flash Flood Emergency is now active near Beaumont, Texas, where 20+ IN of rain has already fallen from the storm’s slow-moving rainbands. We are witnessing a textbook Brown Ocean Effect take place this morning.
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This is insane. Former Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall 18 hours ago and yet, not only has his compact structure remained intact, but his convective thunderstorms have actually INTENSIFIED over land. A potentially catastrophic Flash Flood Emergency is now active near Beaumont, Texas, where 20+ IN of rain has already fallen from the storm’s slow-moving rainbands. We are witnessing a textbook Brown Ocean Effect take place this morning.

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21 years ago this morning, residents of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi received this bulletin from the National Weather Service.
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21 years ago this morning, residents of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi received this bulletin from the National Weather Service.

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7 years ago today, the most apocalyptic satellite loop imaginable became a nightmarish reality. 185 MPH Hurricane Dorian, stalling out over The Bahamas for more than 24 consecutive hours.
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7 years ago today, the most apocalyptic satellite loop imaginable became a nightmarish reality. 185 MPH Hurricane Dorian, stalling out over The Bahamas for more than 24 consecutive hours.

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It’s one of the most ominous satellite loops in American History. Category 5 Hurricane Katrina at her 175 MPH and 902 MBAR peak intensity, 21 years ago on this day. The night before the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi would be changed forever.
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It’s one of the most ominous satellite loops in American History. Category 5 Hurricane Katrina at her 175 MPH and 902 MBAR peak intensity, 21 years ago on this day. The night before the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi would be changed forever.

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This is where the flash superflood on the Nepal-Tibet border today first began. From an altitude of 17,000 ft on Langtang Lirung in the Himalayas, a ~2,000 ft-wide chunk of glacier ice snapped off and fell ~4,000 ft to the valley below, generating an impact 6.3% as powerful as the Hiroshima nuclear explosion and causing a Magnitude 5.2 seismic event. Upon impact, this massive ice chunk was then pulverized into a violent 100+ ft-tall surge of glacier water, rocks, and mud that flowed into the nearby Trishuli River. Funneled by Nepal’s extremely steep and jagged terrain, the resulting flood wave became an unsurvivable wall of water and debris for the immediate communities downstream.
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This is where the flash superflood on the Nepal-Tibet border today first began. From an altitude of 17,000 ft on Langtang Lirung in the Himalayas, a ~2,000 ft-wide chunk of glacier ice snapped off and fell ~4,000 ft to the valley below, generating an impact 6.3% as powerful as the Hiroshima nuclear explosion and causing a Magnitude 5.2 seismic event. Upon impact, this massive ice chunk was then pulverized into a violent 100+ ft-tall surge of glacier water, rocks, and mud that flowed into the nearby Trishuli River. Funneled by Nepal’s extremely steep and jagged terrain, the resulting flood wave became an unsurvivable wall of water and debris for the immediate communities downstream.

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Despite an asymmetric structure, the NHC has upgraded Hurricane Karina to a 145 MPH Category 4 this morning, over 1,000 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California. She is the 3rd CAT 4+ Hurricane of the East Pacific Hurricane Season, and she certainly won’t be the last.
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Despite an asymmetric structure, the NHC has upgraded Hurricane Karina to a 145 MPH Category 4 this morning, over 1,000 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California. She is the 3rd CAT 4+ Hurricane of the East Pacific Hurricane Season, and she certainly won’t be the last.

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Gyirong Port on the Nepal-Tibet border is confirmed to have been completely annihilated by yesterday’s glacial flash superflood. Located 12.2 miles (19.7 km) downstream of the Himalayan glacier collapse that created the flood, it is possible there are no survivors here. This CCTV footage recorded at the port last night will likely go down as some of the most extreme and spine-chilling footage of a flash flood ever captured by humanity.
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Gyirong Port on the Nepal-Tibet border is confirmed to have been completely annihilated by yesterday’s glacial flash superflood. Located 12.2 miles (19.7 km) downstream of the Himalayan glacier collapse that created the flood, it is possible there are no survivors here. This CCTV footage recorded at the port last night will likely go down as some of the most extreme and spine-chilling footage of a flash flood ever captured by humanity.

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110,649 views • 5 days ago

Some of the most terrifying and violent storm conditions that are possible on this planet are occurring right now on the Pacific island of Rota. At 180 MPH (290 kph) and with eyewall mesovortex gusts potentially as high as ~220 MPH (355 kph), Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi is moments away from making landfall.
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Some of the most terrifying and violent storm conditions that are possible on this planet are occurring right now on the Pacific island of Rota. At 180 MPH (290 kph) and with eyewall mesovortex gusts potentially as high as ~220 MPH (355 kph), Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi is moments away from making landfall.

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1,147,927 views • 1 month ago

Right now in 2005, a seemingly timid Tropical Storm Katrina suddenly strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane as she made landfall through downtown Miami, Florida. But instead of weakening from this land interaction, Katrina’s subsequent track over the wetlands of the Everglades allowed her core to remain almost completely intact by the time she reached the Gulf. Within hours of the storm swimming in pure seawater once again, one of the most consequential rapid intensification phases in American meteorological history immediately commenced.
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Right now in 2005, a seemingly timid Tropical Storm Katrina suddenly strengthened into a Category 1 Hurricane as she made landfall through downtown Miami, Florida. But instead of weakening from this land interaction, Katrina’s subsequent track over the wetlands of the Everglades allowed her core to remain almost completely intact by the time she reached the Gulf. Within hours of the storm swimming in pure seawater once again, one of the most consequential rapid intensification phases in American meteorological history immediately commenced.

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In a potential worst case scenario for the Mariana Islands, Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi has exploded to a new peak intensity of 180 MPH (285 kph) sustained winds and a minimum pressure of 901 MBAR. She is now among some of the most powerful superstorms you will see in Earth’s oceans, and exceptionally life-threatening conditions are only hours away from ripping through the island of Rota.
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In a potential worst case scenario for the Mariana Islands, Category 5 Super Typhoon Bavi has exploded to a new peak intensity of 180 MPH (285 kph) sustained winds and a minimum pressure of 901 MBAR. She is now among some of the most powerful superstorms you will see in Earth’s oceans, and exceptionally life-threatening conditions are only hours away from ripping through the island of Rota.

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Super Typhoon Sinlaku is now a 175 MPH (280 kph), 902 MBAR CATEGORY 5 megastorm per the JTWC. She is officially the world’s most powerful cyclone of 2026. Her scorching eye has carved out one of the sharpest and cleanest Stadium Effects I can ever recall, and her CDO is a superchilled whirlpool of the scariest storm conditions imaginable. We are witnessing meteorological insanity.
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku is now a 175 MPH (280 kph), 902 MBAR CATEGORY 5 megastorm per the JTWC. She is officially the world’s most powerful cyclone of 2026. Her scorching eye has carved out one of the sharpest and cleanest Stadium Effects I can ever recall, and her CDO is a superchilled whirlpool of the scariest storm conditions imaginable. We are witnessing meteorological insanity.

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1,400,082 views • 4 months ago

1 year ago today, the world’s first EF5 tornado in 12 years touched down near the town of Enderlin, North Dakota.
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1 year ago today, the world’s first EF5 tornado in 12 years touched down near the town of Enderlin, North Dakota.

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521,789 views • 2 months ago

🇨🇳 LANDFALL: Typhoon Dolphin has just made her final landfall over the city of Yuhuan, China with winds of 85 MPH (135 kph). In all of recorded history, no storm that was named as far east in the Pacific Ocean as Dolphin was went on to make landfall at Typhoon strength in mainland China like this. She is officially an unprecedented storm of the satellite era.
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🇨🇳 LANDFALL: Typhoon Dolphin has just made her final landfall over the city of Yuhuan, China with winds of 85 MPH (135 kph). In all of recorded history, no storm that was named as far east in the Pacific Ocean as Dolphin was went on to make landfall at Typhoon strength in mainland China like this. She is officially an unprecedented storm of the satellite era.

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159,908 views • 24 days ago

Incredibly, the story of Hurricane Lala isn’t over yet. After pouring nearly 4 FEET of rain and swiping Hawaii’s Big Island at an unprecedented strength for the modern era, she is now rapidly intensifying 370 miles SSE of Maro Reef. Her winds have leaped up by 40 MPH in the last 24 hours, and her increasingly fierce satellite presentation indicates that she has already become a rare Central Pacific MAJOR Hurricane.
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Incredibly, the story of Hurricane Lala isn’t over yet. After pouring nearly 4 FEET of rain and swiping Hawaii’s Big Island at an unprecedented strength for the modern era, she is now rapidly intensifying 370 miles SSE of Maro Reef. Her winds have leaped up by 40 MPH in the last 24 hours, and her increasingly fierce satellite presentation indicates that she has already become a rare Central Pacific MAJOR Hurricane.

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88,492 views • 14 days ago

1 year ago today, Category 5 Hurricane Erin explosively intensified to reach winds of 160 MPH and a pressure of 913 MBAR north of Puerto Rico. At peak intensity, she produced one of the clearest, driest, and most cylindrical pinhole eyes you will ever see in your lifetime.
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1 year ago today, Category 5 Hurricane Erin explosively intensified to reach winds of 160 MPH and a pressure of 913 MBAR north of Puerto Rico. At peak intensity, she produced one of the clearest, driest, and most cylindrical pinhole eyes you will ever see in your lifetime.

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96,018 views • 16 days ago

A new, nocturnal thunderstorm cell is now currently crawling over the city of London. Tons of lightning strikes ongoing as this storm’s cloud top temperatures drop below -65 C (-85 F).
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A new, nocturnal thunderstorm cell is now currently crawling over the city of London. Tons of lightning strikes ongoing as this storm’s cloud top temperatures drop below -65 C (-85 F).

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Once again, the El Niño supercharged Pacific Ocean has produced an absolute cyclonic sea monster. To the west of Hawaii, Hurricane Lala now has a frosty, circular fjord of an eyewall that is casting visible shadows over an icily deep Stadium Effect. We are easily into CAT 4 territory.
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Once again, the El Niño supercharged Pacific Ocean has produced an absolute cyclonic sea monster. To the west of Hawaii, Hurricane Lala now has a frosty, circular fjord of an eyewall that is casting visible shadows over an icily deep Stadium Effect. We are easily into CAT 4 territory.

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70,497 views • 14 days ago

Sped up video of the Hurricane Hunters passing through the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa today, just to the south of Jamaica. Speechless.
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Sped up video of the Hurricane Hunters passing through the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa today, just to the south of Jamaica. Speechless.

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1,523,266 views • 10 months ago

This is exactly how much time passed between the 1st and 2nd quakes in the extremely destructive “double” earthquake that struck Venezuela last night. The clock in the upper-right corner represents the times the violent shaking began. Twin Magnitude 7+ earthquakes happening within 40 seconds of each other is not something you see very often, and it’s one of the reasons why the damage in La Guaira, Caracas, and their surrounding regions is so immense.
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This is exactly how much time passed between the 1st and 2nd quakes in the extremely destructive “double” earthquake that struck Venezuela last night. The clock in the upper-right corner represents the times the violent shaking began. Twin Magnitude 7+ earthquakes happening within 40 seconds of each other is not something you see very often, and it’s one of the reasons why the damage in La Guaira, Caracas, and their surrounding regions is so immense.

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325,534 views • 2 months ago

The ~2,000 people living on Rota just experienced a catastrophic whiteout of 180 MPH sustained winds as Super Typhoon Bavi’s western eyewall hit the island. Then, for an hour, everything suddenly went quiet. The winds dropped to zero and the sky turned bright from misty sunshine, as the island found itself near the center of Bavi’s 901 MBAR Stadium Effect. Now, Rota is reliving the ferocious eyewall all over again, this time in the eastern quadrant. Mass wind-induced deforestation is likely taking place.
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The ~2,000 people living on Rota just experienced a catastrophic whiteout of 180 MPH sustained winds as Super Typhoon Bavi’s western eyewall hit the island. Then, for an hour, everything suddenly went quiet. The winds dropped to zero and the sky turned bright from misty sunshine, as the island found itself near the center of Bavi’s 901 MBAR Stadium Effect. Now, Rota is reliving the ferocious eyewall all over again, this time in the eastern quadrant. Mass wind-induced deforestation is likely taking place.

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