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frogwoman
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Tropical depression develops over Arabian Sea
A low-pressure system developing over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a tropical depression as of Sunday. If this system further strengthens into a
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Oh no
ska invita
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should be front page news, not that that would change anything
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Not that recent I know but I was recently reading about this. Category 4 cyclone/hurricane that struck Bangladesh and killed around 500,000 I was surprised never to have heard of it because it led directly to their war of independence in 1971.
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I was surprised never to have heard of it because it led directly to their war of independence in 1971.
1970 Bhola cyclone - Wikipedia
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
AFAIK, the basic idea is that increased warmth in the temperate zones increases the thermal/pressure gradients that drive the jet stream. More jet streaks will cause more extra-tropical cyclones to 'bomb' or deepen explosively.
Maybe like this one? Hang on to your hats in the N & W....
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Listening to A Furious Sky at the moment, a book about the history of US hurricanes. The first hurricane research planes actually came about from a bet between US and UK pilots during WWII. The UK pilots had laughed at the Americans for their fear of hurricanes which they believed were just 'bad thunderstorms' and an American pilot made a bet about flying into the eye of what amounted to a Category 1 cyclone. The result showed that a plane could theoretically fly through a hurricane without being damaged and gave rise to the 'hurricane hunters' meteorological aircraft which measured the pressure etc. You would have to be pretty brave/crazy to do such a thing though. 
ETA: Apparently hurricane modification conspiracies have been around for a long time. It was attempted to hit a hurricane with silver iodide in hopes of weakening it. Kurt Vonnegut's older brother was actually involved. However, the hurricane actually changed direction rather than weakening although this was nothing to do with the cloud seeding, but not everyone was convinced.
ETA: Apparently hurricane modification conspiracies have been around for a long time. It was attempted to hit a hurricane with silver iodide in hopes of weakening it. Kurt Vonnegut's older brother was actually involved. However, the hurricane actually changed direction rather than weakening although this was nothing to do with the cloud seeding, but not everyone was convinced.
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frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
The latest hurricane may be the smallest on record, hence it wasn't detected by satellites, only when a plane flew directly into it. It hit Cuba, which has already been suffering a nationwide power outage for 3 days, and there are fears that many people who needed to prepare or evacuate may not have done so.
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid crippling power outage
Oscar is expected to bring heavy rains and storm surge to eastern Cuba, where millions remain without electricity.
frogwoman
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It was previously only given a 10% chance of becoming a cyclone by computer models, and there is speculation that due to its size, it could have already been one when the prediction was made.
arstechnica.com
To the astonishment of forecasters, a tiny hurricane just sprang up near Cuba
A hurricane so small that it could not be observed by satellite formed this weekend, surprising forecasters at the National Hurricane Center.
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ska invita
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Never ending US sanctions on Cuba are one of those things that makes my blood pressure go from 0-100 .... and then as if things arent bad enough...The latest hurricane may be the smallest on record, hence it wasn't detected by satellites, only when a plane flew directly into it. It hit Cuba, which has already been suffering a nationwide power outage for 3 days, and there are fears that many people who needed to prepare or evacuate may not have done so.
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba amid crippling power outage
Oscar is expected to bring heavy rains and storm surge to eastern Cuba, where millions remain without electricity.
...Haiti another....no justice in this word
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
All those places have been totally exploited by US/UK/French etc colonialism right? And Guantanamo Bay is still in US hands. The Bahamas is still recovering from a hurricane a few years ago iircNever ending US sanctions on Cuba are one of those things that makes my blood pressure go from 0-100 .... and then as if things arent bad enough...
