We watched the amazing and rapid development of the strongest hurricane on record in the western hemisphere over the past day or so.  I watched meteorology colleagues around the world that were in awe of the power and rapid intensification of Hurricane Patricia. I provided my thoughts and a round-up of key perspectives on the hurricane in Forbes the morning before the storm made landfall. Preliminary data shows that the storm had sustained winds over 180 miles per hour. I also saw many videos depicting the ferocity of the event. Meteorological hype is indeed a problem on social media and with some professional colleagues, but in this case, a storm of this magnitude warranted the call. I was stunned when I awoke the next day to find a few media headlines questioning whether the storm was “Overhyped” or “Overblown.”

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