Hurricanes: How they're born, a handsome tracker and 'Where's Danny?'
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Stormpulse certainly is a handsome way to track storms, with radio buttons in the upper right that toggle clouds, radar and forecast tracks. I've toggled the forecasts on in the screenshot above. One possible track -- the most western path -- sends Tropical Storm Danny right through Providence. But, as links on the left to discussions and advisories from the National Hurricane Center make clear, Danny's future is still unknown. Top winds are only 45 mph, it's decelerating, and when and where it hangs a right after paralleling the East Coast will determine whether it ruins your Saturday night. Stormpulse is a lovely portal, worth a bookmark.
Beginning as a modest "tropical disturbance," A cluster of thunderstoms forms in an area with sea surface temperatures about 26°C (78.8°F), pushing warm humid air up into the atmosphere... |
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