The Atlantic is warming up as we get closer to peak season

[malaise]

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5

[RKP5637]

1. ...

Quick, the directions to Mar-a-Lago.

[jimfields33]

6. His building is probably hurricane 5 proof

Unfortunately a lot of people in Palm would be overall hurt by one. I want hurricanes to stay completely away from the United States myself.

[RKP5637]

8. Maybe we can have him go on a boat cruise!!! n/t

[jimfields33]

10. That'd be great. Love it!

[malaise]

7. That would be perfect if only the neighborhood didn't have so many Dems

A lightning strike there would be fine.

[RKP5637]

9. or maybe a boat cruise!!!

[misanthrope]

2. If you're in hurricane territory

you don't need this reminder to know about it. It's always in the back of your mind.

On a side note, you can see the sun's reflection on the face of the planet as it moves east to west in that GIF.

[malaise]

3. Yes

It's a stunning GIF

[DFW]

4. Oh, we noticed

We spent most of July in Truro, Massachusetts. Usually the ocean side is so cold, my wife won't even go in without a wet suit. Seals sometimes swim by, and there is the rare shark warning and once every two weeks closing of a beach due to a shark siting. This year, I didn't even need to wait to get used to the water. It was no colder than it was in Hawaii fifteen years ago.

We have now left the Cape, but have heard from friends there that there have been up up to four closings a DAY of some of the ocean beaches due to multiple shark sitings. Getting scary out there.

[malaise]

5. I saw a report of a shark attack in Maine a few weeks ago

That was quite a surprise

[smirkymonkey]

13. Yes, rarely heard of that far north.

It was on Bailey Island, just north of Portland, ME. My brother and his wife were just on vacation in Cape Elizabeth, ME, not far from there. I was worried about them, but fortunately they made it through without any shark sightings.

I have heard the water up there has been unusually warm compared to other years. I used to go to the beach in Kennebunkport when visiting my sister and the water was so cold it was numbing to the touch.

The only way to go in was to just run at full speed and take the plunge, knowing that you would be out of breath for a few seconds as you got used to the shock of your body being submerged in the ice-cold water. These days, I stick to the pool. The beach is losing it's appeal for a number of reasons.

[malaise]

14. Let me put it this way

We don't swim in the Caribbean see between November and March- Decades ago in Denmark once of my sister's in laws invited me to the beach in Denmark. It was October - she had on a bikini - I had on a winter coat

[trof]

11. Fond memories.

We used to stay in Woods Hole near Nobska light.
I miss the cape and New England.

[DFW]

12. We'd have missed it too much

On a recommendation, we went up there* in 1984 with our 1 year old elder daughter. The next year, we thought, that was really nice, let‘s go back. We have been back every summer since.

*Wellfleet/Truro/Provincetown.