Happy now?
Posted on 08/02/2018 3:57:33 PM PDT by BBell
Experts at Colorado State University predict storm activity for the remainder of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be "below average." Their latest report predicts the Atlantic could produce nine named storms and three hurricanes from now to the end of hurricane season, which ends Nov. 30.
Of those three hurricanes, experts predict one will be a major hurricane, which means a Category 3, 4 or 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. A Category 3 storm has wind speeds between 111 and 129 miles per hour, while the strongest Category 5 storm hits 157 mph or higher.
The report, produced by Colorado State University's department of atmospheric science, says the Atlantic remains "anomalously cool" as the height of hurricane season nears. That combined with vertical wind shear across the Caribbean and an exceptionally dry July in the tropical Atlantic make for an environment that's typical of "quieter Atlantic hurricane seasons."
There have been three named storms so far this year. They include:
Subtropical Storm Alberto, which formed in the Caribbean Sea on May 21 and weakened before moving over Florida's west coast. Subtropical storms have slightly lower core temperatures than tropical storms, hence the name difference.
Hurricane Beryl formed July 5 in the Atlantic Ocean and grew to a Category 2 storm, but never made landfall.
Hurricane Chris formed as a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean on July 8 and strengthened to a hurricane July 10. The storm began to approach the East Coast before its path veered off back in the ocean.
Thursday's report, which follows up on a July 2 forecast from CSU climatology researchers, provides a forecast for the months after July 31. It predicts there will be 40 days when a named storm is located somewhere in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico.
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Dan Rather wannabes are crying.
In the spring they were predicting it would be higher than normal activity.
They would love to see a destructive hurricane season.
Remember last year, the media were pushing Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, to be Trump’s Katrina. It didn’t work out. They want to try again.
Hotter weather, climate change
Colder weather, climate change
Drier weather, climate change
Wetter weather, climate change
More hurricanes, climate change
Fewer hurricanes, climate change
Worse fishing harvest, climate change
Better fishing harvest, climate change
More Ebola, climate change
Less Ebola, climate change
You get the idea....
Considering that climate has never changed before humans got here, at least not that anyone has ever noticed, it can only mean bad news, and government is the only one that can stop it.
A cool Atlantic would be very bad for UK and Western Europe. The warm Gulf Stream current is what keeps their weather mild relative to their latitude.
Putin may wind up selling lots of natural gas this winter.
Do they have any hot tips for the 2018 Kentucky Derby?
There hasn’t been anyone to measure it until humans got here.
That’s what they said about the AZ monsoon season and it has been very active this year. It’s flooding right now.
These clowns get it wrong every year, yet the fake news always points to them as experts.
They could wait 3 months after Hurricane season ends to make their prediction and Still get it wrong
https://mobile.twitter.com/watkinstrack/status/1024692617374785536
Always worth following during storm season.
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