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This weekend I tweeted my concern about the potential impacts of Hurricane Florence later this week. Some guy chastised me for fear-mongering. I dismissed that as just typical Twitter posturing. I have spent my entire career as a meteorologist, at NASA and now as a University of Georgia professor, trying to combat weather hype and "social media-rology." If I say that I am worried about a storm with that level of aggressiveness, it looks to be a serious situation. I just told my family to alert people they know about Florence. Here are three reasons why I am so concerned.
Hurricane Florence on the morning of September 10th, 2018.NASA
It is rapidly intensifying. After a brief stint as a tropical storm, Hurricane Florence is now undergoing rapid intensification. By the time you read this, I would not be surprised if it is back up to a major hurricane classification (category 3 or higher). It is moving into an environment with less wind shear and very warm ocean waters. Meteorologist Jonathan Erdman of weather.com tweeted out..Read more
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