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More. >> good morning carol. very good news that we're not trying to evacuate millions because millions of people don't live there. they are going to try to get the entire population away from the shore. certainly if you get a wave or storm surge of 030 feet or more you have to back those people up very far. the wind speeds got to 200 miles per hour. and the aircraft found a wind to 221 miles per hour. and i can't imagine what that flight must have been like last night for those men and women on that plane. and thanks to them for doing that for us to know that this is now the biggest storm eve...

Pattern that recurs from generation to generation? >> well, first of all this was not the biggest, probably typhoon tip from 1979 was the biggest in terms of sheer size and the lowest pressure in the center of the storm. this one was probably up near the top for the highest peak wind speeds. they really don't know because we have suspended the flights of the aircraft, the reconnaissance aircraft into typhoons years ago. so their existence is just based on cloud top temperatures. which are reasonably accurate for this type of storm. but i believe there will be a debate on how strong exactly thi...

Is it really getting worse or is this a predictable weather pattern that recurs from generation to generation? >> well, first of all this was not the biggest, probably typhoon tip from 1979 was the biggest in terms of sheer size and the lowest pressure in the center of the storm. this one was probably up near the top for the highest peak wind speeds. they really don't know because we have suspended the flights of the aircraft, the reconnaissance aircraft into typhoons years ago. so their existence is just based on cloud top temperatures. which are reasonably accurate for this type of storm. bu...