Undertoad Monday Aug 31 06:45 PMAugust 31, 2015: Three concurrent Cat 4 Pacific hurricanes

Here's something that hasn't happened since humanity has been watching: there are three Category 4 hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean right now.

Kilo, Ignacio, and Jimena from left to right, threatening Hawaii which you can see in the center-left. This is the result of the massive El Nino, which has left sections of the Pacific 4 degrees C warmer than the waters would usually be:

footfootfoot Tuesday Sep 1 09:09 AMKind of puts tigers on horseback into perspective in the "we're fucked" category.
xoxoxoBruce Tuesday Sep 1 09:56 AMIt's the fertility drugs flushed through the sewer into the ocean. 
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