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Hurricane Ian sucked water away from Florida's coast as it moved north

submitted by mxcviel to science 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 21:35:55 ago (+2/-0)     (www.npr.org)

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125603819/hurricane-ian-sucked-water-away-florida

Powerful storm's winds pulled massive amounts of water away from beaches and shorelines, exposing the seabed that's normally covered by feet of ocean water. When it does arrive back, the high water is accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Hurricane winds are swirling counter-clockwise as it moves northward along the Florida peninsula, so its winds are whipping the water away from the shoreline ahead of the center. As the storm passes through, winds in its eastern and lower half will shove water back toward land at a prodigious rate.

When storm slows down as it nears the shore, increasing rain levels will arrive on the coast and far inland.


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[ - ] AmazingFlightLizard 0 points 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 01:31:53 ago (+0/-0)

Saw someone post that when it runs over Disney, it's gonna suck off more kids than a rabbi.

[ - ] Zyklonbeekeeper 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 00:07:37 ago (+1/-0)

The fairytale of Moses parting the Red Sea is based upon the same earthly dynamics...I've seen the same phenomenon play out on Lake Superior during strong offshore winds and low pressure.

[ - ] WhiteCollarCriminal 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 00:40:40 ago (+1/-0)

I suppose next you'll tell us there's no Santa Claus? Fucking bigot!

[ - ] HughBriss 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 23:58:02 ago (+1/-0)

Probably true, but c'mon -- NPR? Fuck those jews.

[ - ] 3Whuurs 2 points 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 21:59:11 ago (+2/-0)

Fucking hell.
I was positive Sri Lanka taught the entire planet you NEVER go near the shore when the water disappears…

[ - ] Ozark 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 00:29:15 ago (+1/-0)

You know most people have the memory of a goldfish, or did you forget?

[ - ] WhiteCollarCriminal 0 points 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 00:38:35 ago (+0/-0)

What? What did you say?

[ - ] SumerBreeze 0 points 2.6 yearsSep 29, 2022 00:51:02 ago (+0/-0)

Something about plentiful food above us and other comforts. Don’t rock the fish tank my nigger.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 21:57:41 ago (+1/-0)

That sucks.

[ - ] DukeofRaul 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 21:37:28 ago (+1/-0)

Did it reveal Atlantis?

[ - ] mxcviel [op] 1 point 2.6 yearsSep 28, 2022 21:41:27 ago (+1/-0)

not yet :)