Sorry to dissapoint you, but your readership isn't zero yet.
Ben O.
That's One! Thanks BenO.
So you don't subscribe to the "butterflies wings" theory of why hurricanes form?
Great comment Zendo. Yes, but that was not the theme I wanted to follow in this particular post; it was heavy enough. I was interested in getting to the relationship among wind speed, pressure, storm size, wind-water friction, etc. The classical dynamics, if you will.
With regard to the butterfly effect, or what we might refer to as non-linear dynamics, that's involved in the many self-organizational steps that occur through out hurricane evolution. In general, there is a butterfly-type effect anytime a convection cell (like a thunderstorm) begins.
I will think about writing a post on that topic, which will inevitably bring us to the origin of life, and THEN will get us sidetracked as the hard right starts attacking evolution, etc. I should do that, just to rile up the righties, (heaven knows I spend enough time doing that to the Left), but I am kinda busy right now.
Thanks.
Being perpetually behind, I only now saw this post--but it was fascinating. Thanks for posting it.
Thank goodness there are still a few Type M people in the world!
type M - love it!
thanks
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