Hurricane Harvey/Irma

[averagejoe]

close enough not really since there is no typhoons anywhere near Baja. you have anything better to besides following me around ?

Learning lesson MJ:
Atlantic storm = Hurricanes
Pacific storm = Typhoons

same type of storm just different Ocean

In the Indian Ocean it's a Cyclone?

[Glacier]

A while back Glacier posted a link to an article that explained what's happening. One is the oceans are warmer so more evaporation, but the other is what his link explained. Something about the jetstreams getting stuck. Sure someone can expain it better but severe weather that should move east with the jetstream, gets stuck as well and will hover over one area for an extended period. What might have been a passing heavy rain in the past now becomes a super storm. Unfortunately this also means that extreme weather events like Harvey and Irma will become the new norm if the changes to the jetstreams are long term.

Here's a graph showing all cat 5 Atlantic hurricanes.

[The Green Barbarian]

to be fair, did they really have the appropriate measurement equipment back in the day to measure hurricanes of this magnitude? I remember reading about the Hurricane in New Orleans in 1969 - the main measurement equipment was destroyed before the Hurricane even got to full strength.

[bob vernon]

Still clinging to the flat earth theory,too?

[maryjane48]

lol it is simple . climate warms more cat 3 and higher. and more often to boot. ower climate temps less hurricanes . its simple math

[maryjane48]

its amazing the amount of people who wont leave . i wonder if vegas takes bets on the amount of deaths ?

[Rider59]

lol it is simple . climate warms more cat 3 and higher. and more often to boot. ower climate temps less hurricanes . its simple math

Translation please?

[OldIslander]

to be fair, did they really have the appropriate measurement equipment back in the day to measure hurricanes of this magnitude? I remember reading about the Hurricane in New Orleans in 1969 - the main measurement equipment was destroyed before the Hurricane even got to full strength.

Back in the 60’s, horse-drawn carriages had pretty much disappeared. We had indoor plumbing, electricity, radio – even television had become common. In 1969, using the stone-age technology of the day, men were sent to the moon.

Yes, there was weather equipment more than capable of accurately measuring hurricane force winds. Today’s anemometers won’t survive being struck by airborne debris in a tornado or hurricane. They deploy lots of them, so a few will survive and tell the story.

[Woodenhead]

its amazing the amount of people who wont leave . i wonder if vegas takes bets on the amount of deaths ?

They'd better leave/prepare fully. Here's the latest, from the most reliable forecast model [EURO Model 12z] for Irma through this whole shebang thus far:

https://i.imgur.com/Wr6gRRE.gifv

[ferri]

I just read that a 16 year old professional surfer was killed catching a wave during Irma.

http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sport ... fcx3s670g2

[maryjane48]

I just read that a 16 year old professional surfer was killed catching a wave during Irma.

http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sport ... fcx3s670g2

thats sad . but after texas you would think people would be smarter

[Glacier]

Back in the 60’s, horse-drawn carriages had pretty much disappeared. We had indoor plumbing, electricity, radio – even television had become common. In 1969, using the stone-age technology of the day, men were sent to the moon.

Yes, there was weather equipment more than capable of accurately measuring hurricane force winds. Today’s anemometers won’t survive being struck by airborne debris in a tornado or hurricane. They deploy lots of them, so a few will survive and tell the story.

There were fewer instruments 100 years ago though, and that does make a difference.

[gman313]

lol it is simple . climate warms more cat 3 and higher. and more often to boot. ower climate temps less hurricanes . its simple math

Translation please?

she is saying as the climate warms there will be a greater frequency in hurricanes and more of them will be category 3,4,5 storms.

Warmer climate - more hurricanes
cooler climate - less hurricanes

Hurricanes are earths' air conditioners

[maryjane48]

but they know by damage done and what the building were constructed from what was going down .

but facts are warmer oceans from warmer climate equal stronger storms and more of them .

[Queen K]

And MJ is right.

Any news on the new hurricanes forming too?