One of the ways we measure a hurricane's energy is mathematically calculating the energy released by the area of tropical storm and hurricane force winds.
Helene at 8PM was releasing 87 terajoules (87,000,000,000,000) of energy. Compare that to Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant… pic.twitter.com/PZFuehrE38— Craig Setzer, CCM (@CraigSetzer) September 27, 2024
