"Unlike much of what is discussed here, there is a cause and effect."
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Well...perhaps the "cause and effects" for some things are not yet fully understood. I wouldn't want to close the door on something just because it's not been fully explored or developed...but that's just my .02 worth.

Regarding the hurricane numbers...I think they may be eclipsed by the fact that nobody knows why hurricanes develop in the first place. "Identical conditions" may exist yet in one case there is no hurricane but in the other case there is...

Also, IMO, the pressure at the bottom of the sea will change if more weight is added to the column.... Could be that's why that offshore M3.7 happened...

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