See the Ocean Heat Fueling Hurricane Milton, in One Chart
See the Ocean Heat Fueling Hurricane Milton, in One Chart
The waters of the Atlantic Ocean have been abnormally warm, providing copious amounts of energy that can intensify storms.
It's interesting how all the pearl-clutching rhetoric behind climate-driven immigration I hear coming from the US (right) seems to be under the assumption people will be clamoring to move there as shit continues to hit the proverbial fan. However, from this layperson's perspective it seems emigration will be the far bigger reckoning for America.
Any idea on what the measurements are on the Y axis?
Edit: if you follow the link if shows the measurements are in kJ/cm2. Which is something someone smarter than me will have to explain.
I was assured by (checks notes) the Governor of Florida that charts like these are fake news because global warming is fake news.
Silly, now you've broken the law in Florida because you've talked about climate change. That and signing petitions will get you a visit from the police! Totally normal state governmental functions.
Does that mean we get a rainy winter in europe?
I don't think I've seen studies of any kind of teleconnection between Gulf of Mexico conditions and European weather, though higher temperatures tend to mean both more intense rain and more intense droughts.