Hurricane Otis Shocking Aftermath

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[BigmanPigman]

1. The ocean temp was 88 degrees

That is what is the most alarming issue for me. The ocean temps drive hurricanes. The ocean temp was 88 degrees!

"Moreover, Otis’ rapid intensification was aided by sea surface temperature of 30-31 degrees Celsius (86-88°F), which is about 1 degree Celsius (1.8°F) above the 1991-2020 average. These water temperatures were boosted by the warmest September temperatures on record for Mexico. These warm seas were partially because of the natural El Niño phenomenon, abetted by long-term human-caused global warming."

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/10/nightmare-scenario-category-5-hurricane-otis-devastates-acapulco/

[PurgedVoter]

2. I can't imagine what it must have been like for the people during it.

This is where we are today. Hurricane Carla in 1961 swept through Texas and up into to Oklahoma. It was by modern ratings, category 4.
It hit Galveston hard. In 1900 the Galveston Hurricane caused 8000 deaths. It hit Galveston and continued up into Canada. In other words. No place is safe now. We don't have the wetlands they had back then to drop the intensity. We have higher water temperatures to feed the intensity. Water levels are starting out higher.

It is inevitable that we will see more and more of this. More deaths, more destruction, more suffering. It was always there, even before climate change hit hard.