Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Global Warming Update: 2013 saw FEWEST number of Hurricanes since 1982

Global Warming Update.  Despite claims that this season would be active (don't they always predict that?) the 2013 Hurricane Season was the Least Active Hurricane Season since 1982!  Turns out there were only two names storms this year.  Via Miami's CBS News.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The early predictions for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season favored an above-average season. But as the season comes to a close, the Atlantic has churned out the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982.
According to NOAA, 2013 ranked as the sixth-least-active Atlantic hurricane season since 1950.

“A combination of conditions acted to offset several climate patterns that historically have produced active hurricane seasons,” said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. “As a result, we did not see the large numbers of hurricanes that typically accompany these climate patterns.”
Of the 13 named storms that formed in the Atlantic basin this year, two, Ingrid and Humberto, became hurricanes. However, neither Ingrid nor Humberto became major hurricanes. The number of hurricanes and major hurricanes were far lower than the average of six and three, respectively.
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first of the season, was the only named storm to make landfall in the United States this year.

2 comments:

Sunnybrook Farm said...

That is why the climate change religion has turned it's attention to the dangers of cow methane.

RadioMattM said...

Now the story will be that hurricanes are an important part of the environment system and it is harmful to not have any -- all because of global warming.