"This was a success for modern technology," said Roger A. Pielke Sr., University of Colorado Boulder meteorologist. "From satellite and radar monitoring, to computer models of track and intensity, and to dissemination of warnings by the NWS, private forecasters, the media, and local and national emergency managers, many lives were saved."
Hurricane Michael damage limited by preparation, forecasting →
"Such statements show that he is not familiar with the history of tropical cyclone landfalls," said Mr. Pielke in an email.
Al Gore's Hurricane Florence claim debunked by scientists →
