The strengthening super El Niño in the Pacific Ocean could amplify more extreme rain events in Florida like the one during the Learjet 60 crash in Palm Beach County on Sunday, a Florida meteorologist has warned.
The private jet crashed into a mobile home community, creating a massive fireball near homes and a major roadway and killing all nine people on board, authorities said. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed the fatalities in a post on X, calling the incident a “horrific tragedy.” The identities of the victims had not been publicly released.
Shortly before the flight from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas crashed, the pilot reported precipitation and requested a climb and then declared an emergency, reporting a descent of 20,000 feet per minute. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation, with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assistance…