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4. Unlike Hunter S Thompson, it's getting too weird for me.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #1)

Mon May 4, 2026, 08:28 PM

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Last year was a La Niña year. Supposed to be more active and predicted to be so, yet not one tropical storm in the Gulf.

Andrew struck Florida in an El Niño year.

I don’t think any of us can predict what’s going to happen, except to say it’s going to be bad.

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Global sea surface temperatures. Look at this year (a red line). Doesn't bode well for hurricane season. [View all] applegrove Monday OP

El Nio should counteract that moonshinegnomie Monday #1

Unlike Hunter S Thompson, it's getting too weird for me. surfered Monday #4

Excellent. Thanks. applegrove Monday #5

Plus there is this... surfered Monday #2

Oh man. People in NoLa can't catch a break. applegrove Monday #3

To be frank, NOLA's problems are also from subsidence misanthrope Monday #7

That looks catastrophic. I am not a climate scientist, and I am aware of Maru Kitteh Monday #6