Yet, large hurricanes are a fact of life, especially during El Nino years.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Otis struck land near Acapulco, in Guerrero state, and warned that the area around the beach resort town could see “catastrophic damage.” Videos posted online showed strong winds and rain lashing the popular beach resort city as the storm made landfall, and officials encouraged people in the path of the storm to shelter inside their homes if they could.
Climate crisis cultists have decided to glom onto the term “rapid intensification,” asserting the swift strengthening of the storm is due to…..”climate change.” This is from one of the most “’s intensification was among the fastest forecasters have ever seen: its top-end windspeed increased by 115 mph in 24 hours.” This rapid intensification in hurricanes is happening more frequently due to climate change., Wielicki points out that we have only really appreciated the full scope of hurricane development with the advent of satellites.
Pauline developed from a tropical wave into a tropical storm on October 5, 1997. It quickly strengthened into a hurricane the next day. The storm primarily moved northwestward, paralleling the southern coast of Mexico. Pauline reached its peak intensity on October 7, with sustained winds of about 135 mph , classifying it as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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