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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2024 22:15:16 JST Ars Technica

   Yes, you should be a little freaked out about Hurricane Beryl

   "It's hard to communicate how unbelievable this is."

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/yes-you-should-be-a-little-freaked-out-about-hurricane-beryl/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Urzl (gooba42@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Jul-2024 23:19:36 JST Urzl

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     @arstechnica We need to stop pretending the calendar matters.

     Hurricane season is any time the surface of the ocean is hot enough to spawn a storm.

     That's the functional definition and if we never drop under that threshold temperature anymore then hurricane season never ends.

   • Caterine Vauban (caterinevauban@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jul-2024 13:30:14 JST Caterine Vauban

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     @arstechnica Un-beryl-ievable. Sorry. Couldn't help myself. Inappropriate, I know. But perhaps we do need a new word.