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Hurricanes ranked by energy content... September 8, 2017 5:59 pm RL

Irma is 112 TeraJoules

Andrew was 15 TJ
Harvey was 28 TJ

Actually they must be defining the energy in a non-obvious way... by RL 2017-09-08 18:50:45
- Here we go... by RL 2017-09-08 18:54:16
I just emailed that to my little brother by Robert 2017-09-08 18:11:07
- I assume... by RL 2017-09-08 18:32:37
  - I think I simultaneously said the same thing in words ;-) by Robert 2017-09-08 18:46:42
- 180mph winds exert a pressure of ~83 pounds per square foot... by RL 2017-09-08 18:22:31
  - Sure by Robert 2017-09-08 18:45:17