August 31, 2015: Three concurrent Cat 4 Pacific hurricanes

Undertoad · 08-31-2015, 05:45 PM

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:

08-31-2015, 05:45 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	August 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:

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