re: #41 austin_blue

Meanwhile, in East Asia, there’s this absolute monster:

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Yes, that’s 180+ MPH straight line winds and gusts up to 250 MPH.

Not counting the spin-off tornadoes.

This is what a global warming Typhoon looks like and this is the new normal.

It is death, the destroyer of worlds. At least for the people in its path.

And not counting the forward motion of the storm (added to the right side of the path).

Subtropical Storm #Joyce has formed in the Atlantic, joining #Florence, #Helene and #Isaac. Together with #Mangkhut, #Olivia and #Barijat in the Pacific there are now a record equalling seven named storms simultaneously active across the globe. pic.twitter.com/QnpB3he8SD

— Met Office Storms (@metofficestorms) September 12, 2018