The Category 5 storm is breaking records and headed straight for Puerto Rico. Florida may be next.
By Justin Miller
Hurricane Irma’s
winds are stronger than if you were to add up all of the winds of the
prior eight storms Atlantic storms together at maximum intensity.
That’s just one shattering measure of the storm’s strength from meteorologist Phil Klotzbach,
research scientist at Colorado State University’s Department of
Atmospheric Science. Irma’s 185 mph winds make it the strongest storm on
record in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of
Mexico, according to Klotzbach’s research, which he shared with The Daily Beast.
“Most
of the other storms this season were pretty weak and short-lived.
While Harvey was intense, it was intense for a short time period before
making landfall,” Klotzbach said.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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