No tropical threats are in the forecast for our area.
That’s fortunate because parts of the Big Bend and large swaths of Florida are still dealing with the aftermath of multiple direct hits from major hurricanes this season.
Storms that move into the hot Gulf of Mexico are intensifying quickly. Reality is scary enough without an abundance of misinformation and disinformation on social media.
Dr. Jeff Chanton joined us on the latest edition of our weekly program Speaking Of to talk about all of this. Chanton is a distinguished professor at Florida State University specializing in Oceanography and Environmental Science.
"Excess CO2, excess methane, excess freons in the atmosphere trap heat....they warm the earth like a blanket. When the earth warms, a lot of that heat, most of it in fact is stored in the oceans," Chanton said. "Warmer oceans result in stronger hurricanes."
We address weather myths and falsehoods, major hurricanes, hot Gulf of Mexico waters, and climate change.
Click LISTEN above to hear the conversation, and click here for full episodes of Speaking Of.
