Stirred, not shaken,
my #mocha latte quenches my thirst, invigorates my palate.
I need a little sweetness
to mitigate life's tartness.
It's a decadent, luxurious
treat I can't seem to miss,
don't look at the calories, though!
Now, if I can only win the Lottery, my happiness will be complete.
This has become my regular 'cold night/day' indulgence lately:
The best Mocha you'll ever taste:
70% water,
30% classic milk iced coffee,
heat it up in the microwave for 2mins -
then add:
1x small spoon of regular coffee granules,
1x Nescafe Hazelnut Latte Sachet,
and finally, add the head or feet of a Caramello Koala (not the whole chocolate as that's too much).
Let the chocolate dissolve for about 30 seconds and stir vigorously.
This area between Bangladesh and Myanmar is about to get hit by tropical cyclone Mocha, with wind speeds over 213 km/h (Cat 4) at landfall.
Besides the local population, this area houses close to a million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, who live in abject poverty in makeshift dwellings.
The waters in the Bay of Bengal are currently around 30°C, about 2°C warmer than average for May.
Hope the international community is ready to help. https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html #Mocha#CycloneMocha#Rohingya
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Tropical cyclone Mocha is less than a week old.
May 6: started as a disturbance in the Bay of Bengal near 6.1N, 93.4E.
May 9: Upgraded to a depression, located near 8.3N, 89.5E.
May 11: Upgraded to a cyclonic storm and given the name Mocha.
May 12: Wind speeds over 90 knots.
May 13: Wind speeds 130 knots (240 km/h).
The map below shows the actual and projected path and the rapid intensification of Tropical cyclone Mocha.
We are unfortunately seeing hurricanes and cyclones intensifying rapidly and defying storm forecast models.
The culprit - above average surface water temperatures in the oceans around the globe. The oceans are where the excess heat due to global warming ends up.
Surface sea temperature (SST) above 28°C are conducive to cyclone formation.
Extremely severe tropical cyclone Mocha made landfall around 2:00 p.m. local time just north of Sittwe, Myanmar, packing sustained winds of 135 knots (250 km/h).
The wind and rainfall fields extend out hundreds of km (the map below covers ~1,300 km in the NS direction). https://cyclonicwx.com/floater/01B/irg/ #Mocha#CycloneMocha#Cyclone
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We can only hope that the refugees camps, that lie just south of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh and are located on the NNW side of Mocha's eye are spared the worst of the devastation. Unfortunately, it won't take much to destroy these fragile make-shift dwellings.
Also, the refugees have nowhere to go; they are trapped in the camps.
Image from video at https://twitter.com/shafiur/status/1657699354684059648 #Mocha#CycloneMocha#Cyclone
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