BS: Hurricanes

Subject: BS: Hurricanes
From: GUEST,Dazbo
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 05:24 AM

As the remnants of Hurrican Gordon batter their way across the western half of the British Isles has this year been a quiet year in the Gulf this year. I make it that this is only the 6th hurricane (or tropical storm) and last year was up above 20.

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 05:30 AM

Three Cheers for The Spitfires!

... and the Mosquitos, and the Lightnings...

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: Crystal
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 05:39 AM

I'm supposed to be going on a ferry to Jura tomorrow. The West of Scotland is apparently getting lots of rain and wind. ULP

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: catspaw49
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 06:07 AM

The Spits get all the glory but we know it was the Hurris that did the work.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 06:48 AM

Dazbo, it happens, and nobody is sure why. Some years there are more than others , and there are apparent* short term cycles in annual Hurricane numbers ( 40-60 years IIRC) I can't remember if these cycles show up in other tropical strom zones, implying a worldwide effect, or are limited to the North Atlantic.

Climatic changes associated with elevated CO2 should increase either hurricane intensity or frequency, or both. Another predicted effect is tropical stroms developing in the Southern Atlantic, and heading for Brazil, which was seen for the first time last year.

It's all just heat moving from the Equator, where it's absorbed to the Poles, where it escapes. Increased CO2, more heat retained, more energy in the system to be moved, so more energy to feed strorms etc.


* acedemic term, meaning gives us a decade, and some reaserch grants for a couple of teams in various places, and we might be able to tell you.

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 07:39 AM

A - B - C - D - E - F - Gordon. I make that 7.

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: GUEST,Dazbo
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 09:50 AM

alright, I concede, I can't count

Subject: RE: BS: Hurricanes
From: jeffp
Date: 21 Sep 06 - 10:05 AM

Don't forget Helene. That makes 8.