Significant Tropical Cyclone (Hurricane) Gonu now battering shores
Oman, along the western Arabian Sea, is now experiencing some locations of tropical storm-force winds and powerful rain squalls. Gonu is no longer its monstrous, record-setting Category 5 self, having weakened a good deal overnight and today since entraining quite a bit of dry air from the deserts it now approaches, traveling over lower total heat content waters and slightly cooler SSTs, and more. All very good things for the region, considering.
Cyclone Gonu at Max. sustained surface winds in the eyewall of 105MPH
The westernmost eyewall (red donut) just now touching coastal NE Oman
Image credit: NRL
Hurricane Central: Wider view w/countries listed
Image credit: Weather.com Maps
All of the buzz created in the web over Gonu has brought up another topic of conversation, one which makes for a very timely poll, now up!
Poll Climate shift?
Cyclone Gonu at Max. sustained surface winds in the eyewall of 105MPH
The westernmost eyewall (red donut) just now touching coastal NE Oman
Image credit: NRL
Hurricane Central: Wider view w/countries listed
Image credit: Weather.com Maps
All of the buzz created in the web over Gonu has brought up another topic of conversation, one which makes for a very timely poll, now up!
Poll Climate shift?