THE BEST ELECTRIC WINE BOTTLE OPENER Super Hurricane Ida ( there are reports she just hit 155 MPH while nearing the Louisiana coastline, which qualifies her for Super status ) made landfall near Port Fourchon as a Category 4 with constant winds of 150 MPH at the inner wall of the storm. There will be considerable wave and wind damage, plus floods from all the rainfall: Reportedly, Ida was the most powerful hurricane to strike Louisiana since the 1850's. Governor John Bel Edwards said yesterday that she will be the strongest to make landfall over Louisiana. This was when when the projected speed was supposed to be 140 MPH. How much more powerful is a 150 MPH hurricane compared to a 75 MPH hurricane? You need to divide the smaller number into the larger number, then take the cube of the quotient. Thus, 150/75 = 2, followed by 2x2x2 = 8. A 155 MPH hurricane is 8.86 times more powerful than a 75 MPH hurricane. Are you one of thos...
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