Cat 6 hurricanes have arrived

2024/02/07 by Michael Mann · 1 voice
Mathematics · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Medicine · #COVID-19 epidemiological studies #COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts #Influenza Virus Research Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1073/pnas.2322597121

openalex publication_date 2024/02/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/17

Abstract

At present, there are no criteria to evaluate whether a coronavirus can cause pandemics with severe inflammation or just common colds. We provide a possible answer by considering the virus not only as an infectious agent but as a reservoir of ...It is unclear how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection leads to the strong but ineffective inflammatory response that characterizes severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with amplified immune activation in diverse ...

Citations

• The dependence of hurricane intensity on climate
• The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world

Discussions

• Cat 6 hurricanes have arrived @michaelemann.bsky.social doi.org/10.1073/pnas... "It is absolutely critical ...that the public and policymakers understand the rising coastal threat from more intense, m [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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