But it will make it more problematic for the recovery efforts there.

We're still in Florida doing long-term recovery efforts

That was kind of my first impression: Wow, this one is deepening as quick as Andrew, ... It's larger.

I think that this is very good science and a very important paper, but I don't think it settles every question.

Fortunately, Zeta is more of a curiosity than a life-threatening event.

At this point, Rita has become a potentially very devastating Category 5 hurricane. Fortunately it's over the open ocean of the Gulf of Mexico, and will be over the open ocean for the next day. But we expect it to gradually make a turn to the north.