People living in the southeastern United States are familiar with the seasonal threat of hurricanes. Once unforeseen and unpredictable, these cataclysmic storms are now forecasted and tracked to minimize the loss of life. Still, just this fall, Helene and then Milton bore down with devastating results. Our prayers remain with people still recovering.
It is hard to fathom the destructive power of a large hurricane. NASA estimates the energy released equates to 10,000 nuclear bombs. Wind alone represents power equivalent to half the world’s annual electrical generating capacity, and the energy required to evaporate and transport the moisture content would require 200 times the world’s electrical output.
But at the center of a hurricane’s massive swirl of turbulent clouds is what is called the eye. Ranging from five to 120 miles in diameter, this region of cloudless calm contains smooth air and clear skies—although it is surrounded by a swirling mass of destruction.
The aircraft I flew for many years continues to serve as America’s designated “hurricane hunter.” The C-130 “Hercules” regularly flies through the churning bands of cumulonimbus clouds to reach the eye of a named hurricane. As it does, the crew notes the storm’s intensity by measuring wind velocity and air pressure. However devastating the storm may be to people and structures on land and sea, because a hurricane typically lacks lightning and hail, it poses little threat to the rugged aircraft.
Looking around at our world today, we witness catastrophic and heartbreaking destruction. Just as barometers warn of approaching storms, the signs of the times are shouting that we are living on borrowed time. God’s prophetic Word foretells that conditions will only get worse over time. […]
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