well, it's less intensity and more the actual size of the eye. if we experience an ewrc before it turns north, then we'll be in a position in which the larger eye will then be-able to hold off shear much better. the pinhole eye it has now is quite vulnerable to factors such as shear and would quickly lose strength. it is now quite likely we'll have an ewrc before the turn north, so it is much more likely to hold up better to the shear, especially considering the shear is unidirectional.
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