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Hurricane Dean Upgraded to "Mean Mofo" Status in the Caribbean

Category: Hurricanes
Posted on: August 18, 2007 6:59 PM, by Chris C. Mooney

...just kidding, Dean is now a strong Category 4....but I think the other title would also be appropriate. My latest "Storm Pundit" post on Dean, drawing parallels between its track and that of 1988's devastating Hurricane Gilbert, is now up at The Daily Green.

And here's the latest picture of Dean, which could become a Cat 5 at any time and which is headed straight for Jamaica...

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And as of this Sunday morning, it is headed bullseye for Jamaica, and once again will devastate this lovely paradise, and others too. Another awful tragedy in this already tragedy filled world.

Posted by: Linda | August 19, 2007 10:35 AM

Thanks for reporting on the hurricanes, Chris. I know you're busy with the book release and all, but are you still following Sepat?

Posted by: ks | August 19, 2007 11:11 AM

On German TV yesterday, they superimposed the outline of Germany onto the satellite image of the hurricane to illustrate its size.... scary.

Posted by: Oliver | August 20, 2007 12:05 PM