Death toll currently 90. It's going to be much higher, I fear. And a new storm forming.
What We Know About Hurricane Helene’s Destruction So Far https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/us/helene-destruction-florida-north-carolina.html
And this was not a category 5 storm.
Nor is there any reason to think that in twenty year they won't feel the need to define categories 6 and 7 for hurricanes.
@AlphaCentauri @Cosmichomicide
This is partly why Republicans want control of NOAA - so they can redefine things. That's their idea of solving problems. Poverty? We'll just move the bar so fewer people fall in that group. Done.
Wow.
Google maps has completely removed I-40 and I-26 routes through Asheville. 😬