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Hurricane Irma, followed by Hurricane Juan, with Hurricane Katia near Mexico; red enhanced.

Land took some of the windspeed out of Hurricane Irma, while causing much suffering, including deaths, in Franco-Dutch St. Martins island and Barbuda.

“At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the distinct eye of Hurricane Irma was
located near latitude 20.4 North, longitude 69.7 West. Irma is
moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h),…
Maximum sustained winds are near 175 mph (280 km/h) with higher
gusts… Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles
(295 km). The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force plane was 921 mb (27.20 inches).”
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/071451.shtml

Time to start watching out for more abuses of power by Trump, such as diversion of hurricane resources to his club; better treatment than for Harvey; etc.

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