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10. My engineer father flew hurricane reconnaissance

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Sun May 24, 2026, 05:22 PM

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when he was in the military. Knowing a lot about the weather was crucial for my engineer father with his more than 40 years of flying experience. The warming oceans are causing hurricanes to be more frequent, larger and much more intense. It used to be that hurricanes broke apart once they hit land. Ashville North Carolina in 2024 is the latest example of that no longer happening. Before 2024, Ashville was thought to be a safe place for escaping the worst of climate change. That's no longer the case.

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NOAA predicts below-normal hurricane season amid building El Nio [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

If I recall correctly, WestMichRad Friday #1

It depends on the intensity of the ENSO state BumRushDaShow Friday #2

Thank you! WestMichRad Saturday #6

Most welcome! BumRushDaShow Saturday #7

Hah! WestMichRad Saturday #8

The oceans are continuing to warm DemocracyForever Friday #3

You can always check out Copernicus, which is handled by the EU's mets and climatologists BumRushDaShow Friday #4

I'm going by my engineer father who well understood the threat of climate chhange DemocracyForever Saturday #5

As a retired chemist BumRushDaShow Saturday #9

My engineer father flew hurricane reconnaissance DemocracyForever Sunday #10

The Hurricane Hunters are a treasure that 45 has now decimated. BumRushDaShow Sunday #11

You're ignoring Ashville, NC in 2024 DemocracyForever Sunday #12

Not ignoring Ashville because the same damn thing happened in the Houston Metro area with Hurricane Harvey in 2017 BumRushDaShow Sunday #13

You're not an engineer or a climate scientist DemocracyForever Monday #14

Meterologists are not "climate scientists" or "engineers" either BumRushDaShow Monday #15

Reading a website doesn't make you an expert DemocracyForever Tuesday #16

What are you talking about? BumRushDaShow Tuesday #17

Stop ignoring my engineer/pilot father's expertise DemocracyForever 22 hrs ago #18

So you are not going to answer my question about YOUR science background BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #19