Apr 15 2008
‘Well Above-average’ Hurricane Season Forecast For 2008
ScienceDaily (Apr. 10, 2008) — The Colorado State University forecast team upgraded its early season forecast today from the Bahamas Weather Conference, saying the U.S. Atlantic basin will likely experience a well above-average hurricane season.
The team’s forecast now anticipates 15 named storms forming in the Atlantic basin between June 1 and Nov. 30. Eight of the storms are predicted to become hurricanes, and of those eight, four are expected to develop into intense or major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. Long-term averages are 9.6 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes and 2.3 intense hurricanes per year.
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An issue worth pursuing…..Good on you Sis!
Everyone needs to take this seriously ….. we all need to become aware, make changes, insist on change and the momentum will grow. Public pressure does have influence. This world…it’s beautiful and I’ve only seen a small portion of it…… it’s all we have! Good articles below:
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/hurricanes-and-climate-change.html (Union of Concerned Scientists)…”… Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones have always bedeviled coasts, but global warming may be making matters worse. Sea level is rising and will continue to rise as oceans warm and glaciers melt. Rising sea level means higher storm surges, even from relatively minor storms, which increases coastal flooding and subsequent storm damage along coasts. In addition…”diagrams and references included….
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0804_050804_hurricanewarming.html
“……..But a new study in the journal Nature found that hurricanes and typhoons have become stronger and longer-lasting over the past 30 years. These upswings correlate with a rise in sea surface temperatures
Most scientists say the rise in sea surface temperature in the last 30 to 50 years is a signal of global warming. …..”
An issue worth pursuing…..Good on you Sis! Everyone needs to take this seriously ….. we all need to become aware, make changes, insist on change and the momentum will grow. Public pressure does have influence. This world… it’s all we have! Good articles below:
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/hurricanes-and-climate-change.html (Union of Concerned Scientists)…”… Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones have always bedeviled coasts, but global warming may be making matters worse. Sea level is rising and will continue to rise as oceans warm and glaciers melt. Rising sea level means higher storm surges, even from relatively minor storms, which increases coastal flooding and subsequent storm damage along coasts. In addition…”diagrams and references included….
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0804_050804_hurricanewarming.html
“……..But a new study in the journal Nature found that hurricanes and typhoons have become stronger and longer-lasting over the past 30 years. These upswings correlate with a rise in sea surface temperatures
Most scientists say the rise in sea surface temperature in the last 30 to 50 years is a signal of global warming. …..”
Hey sis… you are so right. This world IS beautiful and I often think that if people saw more of it than just office/home/tv/office/home/tv - perhaps they’d think differently.
When I read that sea surface temperatures are rising, and sea levels are rising, my heart aches for all the coastal areas that are in danger and so many refuse to see it.
It seems we live in a world where people have to wait until they see it happening before they believe and are horrified. And then when the hurricane and typhoon season is over and the quota of lives have been swallowed for that year, they forget again.
There are people who believe change will not happen until it’s legislated…. and those who believe that we, the people, have to be the voices that get it legislated. I just hope that by the time enough people believe, that we can still do damage control.