https://x.com/nbergwx/status/1843444771135861007?s=46&t=9FPxCfjU5uuRXH3QXtrs8w
From this tweet. Additional, how would we know, and how would this be a stationary target given global warming or general changes?
In: Planetary Science
When he says the hurricane is “nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth’s atmosphere can produce,” he’s saying that this storm is almost as strong as a hurricane can possibly get on our planet.
Hurricanes need specific conditions—like super warm ocean water, low pressure, and just the right wind patterns—to get stronger. But there’s a point where, no matter how perfect those conditions are, the storm can’t get any more powerful because the atmosphere just can’t hold that much energy.
Think of it like filling a cup with water: once the cup is full, it’ll just overflow if you add more. Similarly, the atmosphere has a “full” limit for how much power it can support in a hurricane. If a storm tries to get stronger, it would need conditions that just don’t exist on Earth (like even hotter water or much lower pressure).
So, this storm is pretty much at that max point, like a balloon that’s stretched as far as it can go without popping. It’s as strong as it can get based on what our atmosphere allows—almost like reaching a “game over” point for hurricanes.
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