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Patricia, Strongest Hurricane Ever Seen In Eastern Pacific, Strikes In Mexico
CNN reports that Hurricane Patricia has made landfall in Mexico; Patricia is notable for having the third-lowest barometer reading ever recorded, and as "the strongest hurricane ever observed in the eastern Pacific or Atlantic oceans." Slate points out that at one point, "satellite estimates of Patricia’s intensity broke the Dvorak scale, peaking at 8.3 on the 8.0 scale. ... In fact, Patricia is now very close to the theoretical maximum strength for a tropical cyclone on planet Earth." The Weather Channel is tracking the storm's path, and predicts "catastrophic damage ... along a narrow path as the eye slices into the interior of southwest Mexico Friday night." Here's a map from the National Weather Service showing Patricia's track as well as projected path.
No no... it says right here under sub-section J that if you want humanitarian this time the price of a wall must be included.
If she crosses the border into Texas, Trump will want a BIGGER wall!!!!
Most Mexicans won't be hurt. Two-thirds of them already living in the US.
Does anyone understand the Dvorak scale well enough to comment on how this hurricane supposedly broke it and yet it can be accurately put on the scale as an 8.3?
And more importantly, what is it on the Qwerty scale, which is the one that most of us know?
Me? I'm just hoping that the windspeed stays below escape velocity!
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.