https://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2012/10/24/sandy-now-a-hurricane-and-a-serious-u-s-threat/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:38:19 -0400<![CDATA[Tropical Storm Sandy was upgraded to a hurricane at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, and its central pressure has dropped another 5 millibars in the 90 minutes since the last reading, indicating a rapidly strengthening storm. Thankfully, Sandy will soon run out of time to strengthen further. Unfortunately, the reason for this is that Hurricane Sandy is nearing landfall in Jamaica, where the impact will be worsened by the storm&#8217;s ongoing intensification &#8212; all else being equal, strengthening hurricanes are more damaging than weakening or steady-state hurricanes of the same stated intensity at landfall.]]>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:22:31 -0400<![CDATA[Brendan Loy]]>https://pjmedia.com/brendan-loy/2012/10/24/sandy-now-a-hurricane-and-a-serious-u-s-threat-n183659