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NOAA is naming tropical depressions now, with a central pressure above 1000 mb.

Weather Street: Tropical Storm Nadine, Hurricane Nadine 2024

According to the Washington Post, the problem with Kamala Harris isn’t her incompetence, dishonesty, and lack of skills. They say the problem is with the voters.

US fruit production has doubled over the past fifteen years, but the Washington Post says it is threatened by “climate change”

USDA ERS – Chart Detail

“Students at a California college are now required to take a course on climate change

Called the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement in honor of a beloved Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor, the program seeks to ensure undergraduate students are equipped with an understanding of climate change and what can be done to address it.”

UC San Diego students now required to take climate change course to graduate

1916 was one of the most active hurricane seasons, with five hurricanes hitting the US – as well as several tropical storms. On October 18, 1916 a hurricane made landfall at the Florida Panhandle – close to where a major hurricane hit in July.

According to NASA, ocean temperatures were cold that year.

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Global Temperature | Vital Signs – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

“Mann is a globally renowned scholar of climate science whose many honors include the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union, Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education, and John Scott Award from the City of Philadelphia. Elected to the Royal Society in 2024 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2020, he has been named one of the world’s most influential people in climate policy, one of the 10 most influential earth scientists, one of the top influencers in sustainability, and one of the 50 scientists who are changing the way we see the world.”

Michael Mann appointed vice provost for climate science, policy, and action at Penn | Penn Today

Jeff Bezos warns that fossil fuels are going to drown Florida, as he purchases hundreds of millions of dollars of oceanfront property in Miami.

Column | Climate change is transforming homeownership in the U.S. – Washington Post

“$237M in Miami Beach real estate to date
This purchase brings his total investment to $237 million”.

Jeff Bezos spends $87M on his third Miami Beach property

“Wed, Oct 29, 1879

Hurricanes in Florida

On approach of autumn the Floridian quakes with apprehension. It is the dreaded season of hurricanes. Tearing through the West Indies, they often strike the coast with deadly effect. With scarcely a note of warning, houses are overthrown, sailboats blown from the water, and orange groves swept bare of leaves and fruit. Some of the old settlers say that they can detect signs of the storm a day before it breaks upon them. “You feel it in the air long before it comes,” says one. This is, however, an indefinite sign. The devastation lingering in its track certainly proves that “you feel it in the air when it comes.” One of these typhoons visits the coast every year.”

Oct 29, 1879, page 4 – Wyoming Democrat at Newspapers.com

“”Hurricane Milton wind speeds at landfall: Another case of exaggerated estimates? I went through all of the highest sustained wind speeds the Hurricane Center listed for several hours around landfall time: The average observed by stations was 67 mph, and the average of the NHC official value was 114 mph. That’s a 47 mph difference. The best positioned station was just offshore of Venice Beach, which measured 78 mph at landfall, which was 42 mph lower than the NHC estimate (120 mph). The same thing happened with Helene: our UAH storm intercept team measured only 60 mph at landfall, whereas the NHC value was 140 mph.””

• Dr. Roy Spencer

Google Gemini says high surface temperatures are responsible for large storm surges and intense storms, and then says the record storm surge in Britain during February 1953 was caused by an intense storm with low sea surface temperatures.

“However, with climate change increasing sea surface temperatures, future storms are likely to be more intense and generate higher surges, making events like the 1953 flood even more dangerous.”

“The Royal Charter Storm, also known as the Great Storm of 1859, was a severe storm that hit the Irish Sea on October 25–26, 1859.  …. The storm killed over 800 people and destroyed or damaged more than 200 ships.  …. The storm was slow moving and brought winds of over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). The storm’s effects were felt from the English Channel to Scotland,”

“Here’s a breakdown of why we get intense ocean storms in winter, even when sea surface temperatures are lower:

Temperature Differences: While the ocean surface is cooler in winter, there’s still a significant temperature difference between the ocean and the cold Arctic air masses. This contrast creates instability in the atmosphere, fueling the development of powerful storms called extratropical cyclones or winter storms.”