Here's why most of the stuff you see on the local news during hurricane season is total bullish*t

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Merzer

Marty Merzer retired from the Miami Herald in 2008 after more than 29 years at the paper.

In those years, Merzer wrote hundreds of stories about hurricanes. His work during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 helped the Herald win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.


But while Merzer is retired, he's still keeping his eye on the tropics.

During hurricane season, he