this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2024
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[โ€“] [email protected] 105 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You are correct, they don't appear to be. This one seems more accurate there, but the difference is still stark:

[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 12 hours ago

I was going to correct you on the comparison and I tried making my own scaled image .... but I couldn't because yours is a correct scale

I just couldn't believe that Helene was that massive and widespread compared to Katrina which was known as a major event. wow