They are lean, green, and mean. According to the radar of a summer storm system, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rolled over a large swath of the US.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction arm posted a picture of a weather pattern on Sunday. The satellite imagery bore a striking resemblance to the masked members of the fictional crime fighting turtle clan.

There was a lot of comical fan fiction on the social networking site. Donatello thought Michelangelo had messed with the weather machine he invented.

The reptile in question seemed to melt later on.

As you can see, there is a large Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle making its way across the eastern Atlantic seaboard. https://t.co/gZJuvMIkr2

— Duffy on WCMF (@DuffyOnWCMF) July 18, 2022

Ninjutsu Pattern

Climate news has been terrible in the last few weeks. The UN's secretary general warned that humanity has a choice: "collective action, or collective suicide." The UN's secretary general warned that humanity has a choice: "collective action, or collective suicide."

It's incredibly grim. It was enjoyable even though the terrapin champion splintered off. We can only hope that the next time we're standing in the eye of a storm, it's the eye of the turtle.

There is more on summer weather.