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whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 2:24 am
by Raven
You really think it's global warming? Obviously it's not an el nino year! And what about the santa anna winds through cali? Wonder how bad they will be!
whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:28 am
by lady cop
one theory says global warming has raised ocean temps...and warm water to an otherwise minimal tropical storm is gasoline on a fire.
whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:46 am
by actionfigurestepho
Every forty some years there's a period of really high hurricane activity. I looked at this chart that said the most recent high period started five years ago...it'll last for a few more years. Then it'll calm down again. I'll try to find the chart and post if it I can.
whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:45 pm
by nvalleyvee
Hurricanes run in cycles. It has nothing to do with El Nino since they form off the coast of Africa and El Nino is a Pacific Ocean phenomenon. They either peter out in the Atlantic as tropical depressions or make it to the warm Gulf Stream off the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Like LC said - that is fuel to the fire.
whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:12 am
by BTS
Is there really MORE hurricanes than normal.........
U B the judge:
http://photos32.flickr.com/38745688_0965e25208.jpg?v=0
The average number of all hurricanes per decade (in red) is 17.7
http://photos22.flickr.com/38746908_d10b5abb44.jpg?v=0
The average number of major hurricanes per decade (in red) is 6.0
whats up with all these cat 5 storms??
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:25 am
by Raven
LOL! Yeah and the dino's were wiped out by an asteroid too! Are we in THAT cycle or what?
