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"FXXK, California hasn't faced a storm this severe in the past hundred years."

Fredo roared angrily in his office.

"Sir, the weather advisor is here."

The assistant secretary pushed open the heavy oak door and said breathlessly.

Fredo then calmed down his temper and put on a calm face.

An unprecedented Category 4 hurricane is about to make landfall on the California coast. It's really hard not to make Fredo angry.

Category 4 hurricanes are actually equivalent to domestic super typhoons.

Having just assumed the position of governor, facing such extreme weather will definitely have a huge impact on his approval rating.

If you are not careful, it is not impossible to step down.

"Have our scientists brought us some good news?"

Fredo said seemingly calmly.

The meteorological consultant held a fresh hurricane analysis report:

"Mr. Governor, our maritime weather monitors have measured the central wind speed of this hurricane at 172mph in the past twenty hours."

Fredo didn't understand these numbers and asked directly: "What does this mean?"

"This means that what we need to face will be unprecedented."

The weather consultant took a deep breath, and then breathed out with difficulty: "Category five hurricane!"

"And it is a super powerful hurricane that far exceeds the basic standard of a Category 5 hurricane!"

The Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale adopted by Eagle Sauce divides hurricanes into five levels.

From Category 1 to Category 5, the power of hurricanes gradually increases.

The hurricane that is about to hit California this time is designated as Category 5.

But this does not mean that its actual power is only level five.

But the standard upper limit is only level five!

In fact, according to the Dvorak analysis, the T-value for the Category 5 hurricane threshold is 7.0.

This time, the super hurricane has a T value of 8.0.

Similar to the earthquake Richter scale.

If the T value increases by 1, the power of the hurricane will increase by an order of magnitude!

The meteorological consultant pulled out a satellite cloud image and their supercomputer prediction results from the report and handed them to Fredo:

"And Hurricane No. 96 is still hovering on the sea, and it has the possibility of further strengthening."

On the satellite cloud map, the typhoon has almost enveloped the entire west coast and may make landfall at any time.

Judging from the image, this is a very perfect typhoon.

It has a clear and round eye of the typhoon, a cloud that looks like a small top.

"Is there still a possibility of it turning?"

Fredo said with a trembling voice.

If such a behemoth really lands, it will cause unimaginable disaster!

There are just too many coastal cities in California.

Several large cities are located on the seaside, or simply on the coastal peninsula.

Moreover, California has rarely experienced similar super hurricanes in previous years.

Because they are already some distance away from the equator.

When hurricanes come near the west coast of California, most of them have weakened into Category 2 or Category 1 hurricanes.

The last time California suffered a Category 3 hurricane was more than 60 years ago!

Therefore, there are almost no local precautions against super hurricanes, and there is no experience at all in dealing with such sudden severe weather!

Not to mention, the local "simple" folk customs.

Fredo could already predict that if hurricanes really made landfall in major cities, it would be an unprecedented disaster for the cities!

For me, it means that as soon as I take this position, I will be ousted by the angry people!

"Judging from the trajectory of the hurricane before, it's almost impossible."

The weather consultant pointed to the forecast results just handed to him and said.

"The structure of this hurricane is very stable. It only took three days from it to develop and perfect its structure."

"Almost as soon as it had finished growing, it came straight towards us without any turning."

"So where it logs in is almost unchangeable."

The weather consultant said despite Fredo's unkind gaze:

“That’s San Francisco.”

Fredo did not expect that the hurricane would come so suddenly and catch people off guard.

I couldn't help but complain: "Why didn't it come a week earlier!"

If he had come a week earlier, he would not have cared about it.

That will be what his predecessor needs to care about.

"Is there anything we can do in advance now?"

As the fourth most populous city in California, San Francisco is close to the world-famous technology district Silicon Valley and has a large number of technology and financial companies.

If a hurricane is allowed to hit the area, it will be an unprecedented disaster.

The weather consultant shook his head and said, "There's almost nothing we can do."

"According to the latest forecast report, even if the hurricane continues to stay on the sea for 12 hours, it will still make landfall in 22 hours."

"If it doesn't stop, it will land within ten hours."

"Even if we wanted to do anything, it was already too late."

Fredo continued to ask incredulously: "What if we issue a bulletin to inform people that a super storm is coming and ask them to stay home?"

The weather consultant laughed and said, "Mr. Governor, you have no idea what the power of this hurricane is."

"It's not a Category 1 or Category 2 hurricane like we've experienced before, it's powerful enough to change our entire city."

"All low-rise buildings will be blown away by its violent winds, and reinforced concrete will not be able to withstand such strong winds."

"Not to mention, most of the residents' homes are made of wood."

Locally, most single-family residential houses are made of wood.

If the wood is rotten and damaged, it is enough to nail a layer of wood shell directly on the outside.

Normally, such a house would have difficulty surviving a Category 2 hurricane.

Not to mention a Category 5 hurricane that is thousands of times more powerful than a Category 2 hurricane!

Fredo said with some dissatisfaction: "Are we not going to do anything?"

"Are you just waiting for the hurricane to come?"

Weather advisor: "We just need to issue a weather advisory."

"The rest is left to fate."

Outside the office window, the sky had completely darkened.

Thick cumulonimbus clouds began to spread over California.

This is the leading edge of the huge amounts of water vapor brought by hurricanes.

Although it has a lot of clouds, it doesn't have the real power of a hurricane, and the extremely violent winds.

However, the appearance of these clouds also means that the hurricane did not have the best outcome as they originally predicted.

It stayed on the sea for 12 hours, but headed straight towards the west coast of California.

"Your Excellency, Governor, we don't have much time." The weather consultant said seriously.

Fredo seemed to have seen the scene where he would step down sadly not long after.

So he said with some dejection: "Mr. Consultant, do as you say."

The order was given and the entire bureaucracy spun into action, even though the antiquated machine could do almost nothing.

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"Can we still control it now?"

The old chief said with some surprise.

When he first heard the news about the loss of control, he was already thinking about how to hide it.

They must not let anyone know that this sudden typhoon without any warning was controlled by them.

Zhang Xingyang said without changing his expression: "We can no longer control it completely, we can only guide it a little."

"You also know how big the gap is between the energy level we can apply and the energy level of a typhoon."

If the energy level of the typhoon is that of a Hiroshima atomic bomb, then the energy level that Zhang Xingyang and the others can exert is only equivalent to a two-kicking kick.

"However, with a little guidance, the landing location of the typhoon can still be changed."

Zhang Xingyang pointed to the typhoon trajectory simulated by the typhoon prediction model on the big screen and said: "If we do nothing, then the typhoon will inevitably land in San Francisco in 12 hours."

"But if we release a certain level of energy to the north of the typhoon's center, it will slowly shift southward."

The old chief stared closely at the big screen and said: "Where do you plan to guide it?"

The landing of the typhoon is already an irreversible fact. What they can do now is to minimize the damage that the typhoon will cause.

After all, the two sides are not at war yet, so there is no need to carry out such a heavy blow at the level of a natural disaster.

"Sonora Desert." Zhang Xingyang pointed at an area in southern California.

"This place was designated a national historic site a few years ago, and almost no one lives here."

"And there are two mountain ranges on its sides, which can effectively consume the energy of the typhoon."

"According to our predictions, the typhoon will not be able to completely dissipate before it can advance further than 1,800 kilometers."

The old chief looked at the satellite map very seriously: "What kind of impact will this have on their major cities?"

The old chief almost directly acquiesced to this plan.

"Several major cities near the center of the typhoon will face extremely heavy rains lasting one to three days."

Zhang Xingyang thought for a while and said: "This may have a greater impact on their urban drainage system."

There is basically not much precipitation in California in previous years, and most areas are in arid or semi-arid conditions.

It doesn't mean that there is abundant water vapor along the coast. On the contrary, local precipitation is very scarce.

This means that the local urban drainage system is not very developed.

Such a sudden heavy rain, let alone a drought area.

Even in areas with well-developed urban drainage systems, they may not be able to block it.

"Does this mean it will cause serious urban flooding?" the old chief asked.

Zhang Xingyang nodded: "This is the best solution we have found."

After all, it was not a city in his own country, so the old chief had no worries when making decisions.

I immediately agreed to this plan.

"Just do it, we've done enough."

The scientific researchers of this microwave weapons project began working non-stop.

As many as six microwave power satellites began to continuously apply energy to the center of the typhoon.

These microwaves, which are enough to meet the daily needs of millions or even tens of millions of people, slowly push the typhoon to move in the pre-imagined direction.

In the Northeast Pacific, maritime weather monitoring buoys collect weather data all the time.

It is then sent to the Pacific Hurricane Center and then to California, which is about to be threatened by a hurricane.

"Your Excellency, good news!"

The weather consultant burst into Fredo's office without any warning.

Fredo looked grimly at the weather consultant whose suit had been soaked by the rain: "Any news now seems to be bad news to me."

The rain outside the window has become heavier and heavier, as if the typhoon is approaching.

The weather consultant took out a dozen newly printed documents from his pocket: "According to the latest data from the Pacific Hurricane Center, the super hurricane seems to have begun to turn!"

Fredo's eyes lit up, and his originally pale face seemed to turn red for a moment:

"Is it going to avoid California and make landfall?"

The weather consultant shook his head: "That's not true."

Before Fredo could return to his dismal state.

The weather consultant then said: "But it will land in the southern desert, and the situation is much better than we originally expected."

Most of southern California is desert. There are very few grasses, let alone people.

Apart from a few roads leading to Mexico, few people pass here.

"As long as we inform the southern region of the hurricane risk in these days, our losses will be minimized." The weather consultant then said.

If we were in China, faced with such meteorological risks, we would definitely choose to close this highway directly.

When a typhoon approaches, all highways facing the typhoon will be closed.

However, in countries that advocate "freedom", people also have the right to chase hurricanes.

There is even a group of people here who specialize in chasing hurricanes, also known as storm chasers.

They chase the hurricane, even if it may directly take their lives.

Fredo said excitedly: "In this way we will get a lot of support from the people!"

The weather consultant handed over another report: "However, most areas in California will face a super heavy rain!"

In fact, heavy rain has already begun in many cities.

Rainfall in many places has exceeded 40 millimeters.

But these are just preludes. The real huge clouds have just arrived in the offshore area.

"It's time for the public sector to get to work and take advantage of this heavy rain."

Fredo said with a ruddy face: "This is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity!"

The hurricane does not have all the twists and turns of human beings. It just follows its own operating rules and slowly moves toward the southeast.

Even the 19-level wind in front of the center has already set off huge waves with a height of more than 10 meters!

Such big waves can be swallowed by even giant ships that can cross the ocean.

Various ports in California are filled with ships of all kinds.

From small fishing boats to ocean-going container ships weighing tens of thousands of tons.

But they are all equally insignificant in front of the hurricane.

In the wind and waves, it keeps swaying.

If you are on a boat, you can even hear the creaking sound of twisted metal!

This is a super hurricane that exceeds a Category 5 hurricane!

This is a natural disaster that can temporarily change the face of the planet! (End of chapter)