August 31, 2015: Three concurrent Cat 4 Pacific hurricanes

Undertoad • Aug 31, 2015 6:45 pm
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Here's something that hasn't happened since humanity has been watching: there are three Category 4 hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean right now.

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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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footfootfoot • Sep 1, 2015 9:09 am
Kind of puts tigers on horseback into perspective in the "we're fucked" category.
xoxoxoBruce • Sep 1, 2015 9:56 am
It's the fertility drugs flushed through the sewer into the ocean. ;)