With Hurricane Dorian taunting meteorologists and refusing to budge for days now, forecasters are raising concerns that they may not have enough sunscreen to outlast the storm. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said a red faced Mike Seidel reporting from Melbourne, Florida. “It is so hot out here that I have to reapply this stuff every 15 minutes. So much for being sweat proof,” Seidel said.
And it is not only Seidel that is suffering the effects of the blazing August sun in the sunshine state. Forecasters positioned from West Palm Beach all the way up to Jacksonville and into the coast of South Carolina and Georgia are concerned about not only sunburn but the potential long term effects of the week long sun exposure.
When asked if maybe they should just focus on the areas that are likely to be impacted by hurricane Dorian, not one agreed. “If we don’t go out there,” said a meteorologist who asked to remain anonymous. “Why would people watch the Weather Channel? It doesn’t matter if a city is only going to get a half inch of rain or a foot of rain it is our job to sensationalize that as much as possible.”
Right now it looks like Dorian is going to be news for a second week and the Weather Channel is in talks with a few sunscreen brands to make one the official sponsor of all hurricane related news stories.
