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Simon Donner@simondonner.bsky.social |
Hurricanes are heat engines powered by warm ocean surface. Beryl's strength is a direct consequence of that extreme warmth in the Atlantic Ocean. It is also giving me night sweats... we did an analysis almost 20 years ago that warned climate change is making this exact type of event more common 🧵
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Simon Donner
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At left is current surface temperatures (shown as departures from normal). Notice the warm blob in hurricane alley of the tropical Atlantic. This also happened in 2005 (right). It caused a record hurricane season as well as widespread coral bleaching. Now, of course, it looks cute in comparison.
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