Did they seriously just use and cite WIKIPEDIA as their reference? Man, LJ, I know you’ve never been tight on the journalism standards, but even high school students aren’t allowed to do that!
Category 5 hurricanes are rare – at least they used to be. Contrary to a previous post Gilbert remains one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the Caribbean.
The National Hurricane Center’s archives describe it as follows:
“September 8-19, 1988. This was one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Gilbert had winds up to 184 mph (296 km/h) and a central pressure of 888 mb, which is the second-lowest pressure ever recorded for an Atlantic hurricane. Gilbert devastated Jamaica as it raked the entire length of the island.”
A category 5 hurricane has winds in excess of 160 mph (255 kph). By any standard Gilbert was definitely a category five and then some.
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Did they seriously just use and cite WIKIPEDIA as their reference? Man, LJ, I know you’ve never been tight on the journalism standards, but even high school students aren’t allowed to do that!
Category 5 hurricanes are rare – at least they used to be. Contrary to a previous post Gilbert remains one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the Caribbean.
The National Hurricane Center’s archives describe it as follows:
“September 8-19, 1988. This was one of the strongest hurricanes ever seen in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Gilbert had winds up to 184 mph (296 km/h) and a central pressure of 888 mb, which is the second-lowest pressure ever recorded for an Atlantic hurricane. Gilbert devastated Jamaica as it raked the entire length of the island.”
A category 5 hurricane has winds in excess of 160 mph (255 kph). By any standard Gilbert was definitely a category five and then some.
Do your homework!