27 dead after Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm
27 dead after Hurricane Otis makes landfall in Mexico as Category 5 storm
Hurricane Otis strengthened on Wednesday to a Category 5 storm as it made landfall in Mexico.
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From Tropical Storm to Cat 5 in under 24 hours... Holy shit. I mean, should we just go ahead and evacuate for tropical storms now? There is no time to prep for the worst when storms intensify to such extremes so quickly.
33 0 ReplyIn just 12 hours, Otis’ strength more than doubled from 70 mph (113 kph) winds to 160 mph (257 kph)
Cat 1 starts at 74mph and cat 5 at 157mph. I've never heard of this fast of an intensification in my 36 years
19 0 ReplyHyper-intensification seems to be the new normal.
Well, until 2030 when we upgrade to ultra-hyper-intensification.
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It's like the earth is using cheat codes to get rid of us
5 0 ReplyIs the cheat code “f°551L Fu3L5”?
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