#i have a vested interest in this because i live above capricorn and we get cyclones here

[summerlycoris]

Another option for why depends on how wet the ground got before the hurricane passed over it.

It's really rare, but there can be a brown ocean effect, where due to moisture in the ground a cyclone/hurricane can sustain itself, or even become stronger, over wet ground. Especially if heat is released.

It may not be why this happened for hurricane Helene. I'm not a meterologist, or someone who knows a lot about this. But it's likely to get more common for tropical/ semi tropical areas to 1. Have moisture in the ground during hurricane/cyclone/typhoon season, and 2. Get hotter during hurricane/cyclone/typhoon season.

So stronger cyclones hurricane and typhoons are going to be a common experience, probably gonna go more often above cancer and below capricorn due to climate change, and they're probably gonna get further in land before they fizzle out.

If you don't know how to survive a hurricane/cyclone, there are resources.

Mom is showing me drone footage of the damage in Western North Carolina and Im looking over my photos of the trip we took 3 years ago to the places where Mamaw grew up, and it's surreal. The road up to our cabin was destroyed in a landslide. The road along the creek where we drove to visit the old cemetery has been washed away, pavement peeled up and scattered in pieces throughout the creek bed or completely gone. In some of the footage you can barely tell where the road was. She sent me pictures of a cute little shop we visited with all kinds of art from local crafters and artists and the building is inundated in wreckage and mud.

Apparently there's now a widespread conspiracy that the government is controlling the weather for some nefarious purpose. It is so undeniable that this weather is so far beyond what was normal or possible before, that this is the only other explanation if you are a climate change denier.

I'm afraid of Hurricane Milton, another devastating hurricane just a couple weeks after the deadliest USA hurricane since Katrina is terrifying

[hurlinhunk-blog]

REALLY  LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY. RULES.  repost ,   don’t  reblog  !    tag  10  ! good  luck  ! TAGGED. Idk like everyone in a round-about way TAGGING.  Everyones already been tagged </3

BASICS.

FULL  NAME :  Tsuyoshi Akamu Garrett NICKNAME :  Hunk AGE :  20 BIRTHDAY :   January 13th ETHNIC  GROUP :  Samoan NATIONALITY :   Samoan-American LANGUAGE / S : Samoan, English as a second language, survival Japanese. SEXUAL  ORIENTATION :  Pansexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION :  Demiromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS :   Single HOME  TOWN / AREA :   Tuamasaga, Samoa.  CURRENT  HOME :   Castle of Lions PROFESSION :  Yellow Paladin, Mechanic

PHYSICAL.

HAIR: Deep brown that can be mistaken for black, reaches his mid-neck.  EYES :  Brown FACE :  Square jawed with a large button nose and thick eyebrows.  LIPS :   Usually dry and chapped from worrying between his teeth when nervous, or just a lack of general mindfulness when he’s focusing on fixing something up in the castle.  COMPLEXION :  Dark skin dusted with freckles that are too hard to notice unless you know they’re there, or you’re paying very close attention to his skin.  BLEMISHES :   SCARS : Lots of small nicks on his fingers where his hand has slipped, or he’s put too much strength behind pushing something that won’t budge in machinery so his hand has jolted forward and scrapped against something sharp. A few burn blotchy burn scars from trial and error cooking when he was younger.  TATTOOS :  N/A ... yet HEIGHT :   6′1″ WEIGHT :   305 lbs (listen I know nothing about pounds man if this is too low like hmu??) BUILD :  Large, Hunk both has a large frame and is made up of a lot of muscle. He has a thick layer of fat on his stomach that hides any mention of abs.  FEATURES :  ... The ability to bench press the entire team?? ALLERGIES :  bullshit USUAL  HAIR  STYLE : Parted down the middle with an orange fabric strip tied around his head to keep the hair out of his eyes. Hair generally finger combed when wet and left to dry. USUAL  FACE  LOOK :  Quietly quizzical, is really listening attentively and filing things away. USUAL  CLOTHING :  Yellow long sleeve shirt, khaki puffer vest that’s too small to do up, fingerless gloves, beige pants with double fanny packs, tall white boots with a black stripe up the front, orange straps over the top of the shoe part, orange fabric strip.

PSYCHOLOGY.

FEAR / S :   Flying. Not being able to save everyone, dying before the galaxy is free from (evil) Galra control/Earth falling under their control. Any thought of anyone close to him losing their lives, hypmotism, being manipulated, hurting his friends. ASPIRATION / S :   To learn as much as he can about other cultures (their mannerisms, customs, food - can he incoporate anything?), to become the best mechanic he possibly can, free planets living in fear/spread peace throughout the galaxy.  POSITIVE  TRAITS :  Honest | Reliable | Loyal NEGATIVE  TRAITS :  Skittish | Bitter | Childish |  MBTI :   The Entertainer (ESFP, -t) ZODIAC :   Capricorn  TEMPEREMENT :   Sanguine SOUL  TYPE / S :   Thinker ANIMALS :   Elephant VICE  HABIT / S :  Absentmindedly chewing lips, usually when concentrating on something else.  FAITH : None GHOSTS ? :  Nope, nada, uh-uh, not even thinking about that, do you want him to sleep AFTERLIFE ? :  Unsure, if there was does that mean all races would be there? REINCARNATION ? :   Unsure, same as above. If reincarnation was real, would that mean he could reincarnate into an alien? ALIENS ? :   He has alien friends, he definitely believes. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT :  Pro Defenders of the Universe EDUCATION  LEVEL :    Close to graduating from Galaxy Garrison.

FAMILY.

FATHER :    Unknown. MOTHER :  Both his mothers are the world to him. His birth mother has a job in business and was constantly flying from Samoa to America to complete business transactions. That’s where she met Hunk’s other mother, a Japanese-American personal trainer. She moved to Samoa because his birth mother had a more stable career, and his birth mother agreed to carry when they decided on having a child. They’re both outgoing and assertive, encouraging their kids to follow their aspirations.  SIBLINGS :  Hunk and his sister look nothing alike, and that’s because their birth mothers were different. They may not be related by blood, but they were a family. Hunk would often do her hair for her before school and make her lunch as their mothers would have to leave home early to go to work. Hunk learned how to drive as soon as he was able so he could drive her to school without worrying about her on the bus. She’s smart and plays rugby, will turn Hunk into their moms if he’s sneaking out unless he bribes her, and she knows it.  EXTENDED  FAMILY :  He doesn’t know much about his extended family.  NAME  MEANING / S :   Tsuyoshi; ‘strong’, Akamu; ‘red earth’, Garrett; ‘brave’ ‘strong’ ‘hardy’ ‘spear’ HISTORICAL  CONNECTION ? :   n/a.

FAVORITES.

BOOK :  Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro MOVIE :   The Breakfast Club, Star Trek (any-- except we don’t talk about the first two reboot movies. Ever.) 5  SONGS : Divine Intervention by Divine Styler & DJ Shadow, Brass Monkey by Beastie Boys, Vitamin C by CAN, Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J, Shoop by Salt-N-Pepa DEITY :   None HOLIDAY :   New Years MONTH :   January SEASON :   Summer PLACE : Anywhere he can work/has those he cares for. For example, they’re all narrowed to; Earth, the castle, a certain Balmera.  WEATHER :  Humid SOUND :  Rain pounding against the roof. SCENT / S :   Freshly baked goods, metal, rain when it hits the pavement, old books TASTE / S :  Anything that has flavor, especially strong ones, like wasabi. FEEL / S :  Warmth, body heat from hugs, muscle burn during work outs, soft skin, textures like sandpaper ANIMAL / S :  Dogs NUMBER :  4, has no particular reason COLORS :   Bright warm colours. Sunset colours - sunburnt orange, warm yellows. 

EXTRA.

TALENTS : Anything involving strength, cooking, understanding alien technology, has an eidetic memory, diplomatic, has an ability to intuitively sense motives.  BAD  AT : Telling jokes at inappropriate times, controlling anxiety, bad at expressing things that annoy him unless it contiously happens to the point of activating passive-aggressive Hunk, in which there is no reasoning with him until the situation is resolved. Registering personal space boundaries.  TURN  ONS :   Marking (hickeys, scratches), light caresses, massages, slow burn, rough treatment/restrained movement, talking (e.g. dirty talk, sweet nothings) TURN  OFFS :   Humiliation HOBBIES : Cooking, tinkering, socialising, planning projects, cleaning (upkeep cleaning, if something... has happened to make it go out of control he’s the first to nope out). QUOTES :   “Galra Keith is much funnier than human Keith.” “OoOoh Lance, my hearts a twitter~!” “I’m on reserve power, my lions pretty much dead in the water.” [self satisfied smirk]

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1 :   if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?           A1 :  It’d probably just be called Hunk. Because it’s his nickname and it’d be about him. Possibly like a slice of life, following this little Samoan boy through his life journey to get where he is, in which he would be the main character to maximise emotions and the treatment he deserves side eyes Voltron writers. Could potentially be non-sci-fi and follow him through college in his goal to become an engineer for NASA? Either way, give me a lead that isn’t a straight white middle aged guy. Q2 :   what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?           A2 :  Instrumental indie that can lead up to instrumental upbeat, chuck some piano in one song, then throw in some hearty drums and bass.  Q3 :   why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?           A3 :  I generally like playing sweet characters with sarcasm that might otherwise be seen as a background character. That, or the most annoying little shits that everybody loves to hate and kept around for the drama. Honestly, I don’t minorly like something, I generally fall hard and fast, which is what happened with Voltron. I didn’t know who I wanted to write - it was a toss up between Lance, Pidge, Hunk and I even considered Shay (because I love and cherish her). So when Hunk was open here?? Basically made up my mind for me and I’m so glad I went with him because I adore him. Q4 :   what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ?           A4 :   His deadpan snark/using humour as a coping mechanism.  Q5 :   describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.           A5 :   how the writers treat him as a fat joke half the time :’) Q6 :   what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?           A6 :   Puns. Deadpan snark. Loves good food. Anxious, gives good hugs. That’s about it, he’s too smart for me. Q7 :   how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?           A7 :  Probably uncomfortable ? like I don’t think our personalities would mix lmao Q8 :   what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions  with ?         A8 :  *shows the cast of Voltron* these ones. Q9 :   what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?         A9 :  Reading hcs, listening to upbeat shit mixes or chill classic rock, rewatching episodes he’s a bigger part of, shit talking about muses, coming up with hcs, reading through other Hunk blogs (not to write like them, everyone writes him differently and still gives off the Hunk vibe its so good) looking at fanart. Q10 :   how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?           A10 :  sobs is it over it’s been seventy years