2006-08-08 10:30:31 · 6 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
It's virtually impossible for this year's hurricane season to be worse than last year's, at least for the number of named tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin. Last year shattered the record.
Last year, the 9th named storm was Irene, and she became a tropical storm (and was then named) on August 7.
This year so far, we have only had 3 storms named. The latest was Chris, which fell apart about a week ago.
So we're already behind last year by 6 named storms.
2006-08-08 14:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by BobBobBob 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So far greater shear and dry dusty air flwing across the Atlantic from the Sahara has kept this year in check but I think there will probably a burst of tropical storm activity from mid-August on. What's interesting (and dangerous)
is how far north along the Atlantic coast this year is a wide plume of 80F+ Gulf Stream - almost to New Jersey now according to the NYTimes weather page. Definitely a concern for the US northeast and Canadian maritimes (which have been hit by several hurricanes in the past decade while the US east coast north of Charleston has hardly been hit by any, although you'd never know that from reading only the US press).
2006-08-08 11:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by Hank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think the hurricane season will be worse..It has been way too hot this year so far
2006-08-08 14:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's pretty clear that it won't, at least from what has been seen so far. Much less storms have formed up until now than at this point last year.
2006-08-08 11:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by quicksandvalley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.Those "in-the-know" have revised their figures downward. They said that water temperatures are not as hot. Hmmm.
2006-08-08 13:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God I hope not.
2006-08-08 10:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋