Why were there more intense typhoons/hurricanes affecting Japan, fewer, weaker hurricanes affecting the USA...

Question

and a very wet surplus over the east coast of South America duing El Nino? Any answer is helpful. Apart from rubbish ones. Thanks.

Answer 1

If you explore the AVISO url: (click on the SLA icon when you get there)

AVISO: SLA -- Sea Level Anomalies

http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/html/mod_actu/public/actu_welcome_uk.php3

You will see that the hot spots in the oceans are continually fluctuating over the months and years. Some years are similar but seldom identical.

Everything here proceeds by cycles, nothing is static. There is a continally shifting equilibrium between hot and cold, wet and dry, for most places.

If would not be fair if one place got dumped on all the time.

I am a little afraid you will think this is a rubbish answer. But I predicted both the hurricanes (6 months ahead of Katrina/Rita}, and the typhoons, the latter in one of my Yahoo Answers.

There is more information in Nunitak's Weather Blog, or access to it. Seeking and finding requires some WORK, but I hope to have made it somewhat easier by gathering sufficient info in one place.

Be sure to check out the Blog Roll, scroll down the left margin.

The oceans, winds and hot spots as well as cold spots determine how things will sort out. There are some general principles about the winds vs. latitude that app[ly most of the time.

But we are in a period of climate change, raising some elements of doubt about the traditional methods of prediction, perhaps calling more for the ability to see the forest as well as the trees, a more global view, so to speak.

We deserved a break from hurricanes this year! Not to worry, they will return....

Answer 2

I answered a question like this a couple of times so I'll give you the same answer:

This is the effect of global warming which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels such as gas and coal and the clearing of trees. Clearing trees increases carbon dioxide levels and scientists believe carbon dioxide levels will double before 2050 to 750 parts per million.

And no, strictly it shouldn't happen but there are too many pollutants in this world. Some people however believe this is a natural process for us to get crazy weather which will eventually turn back to normal.

In fact, January 2006 was the hottest January on record in Toronto. I however believe this is nothing to freak about and some people *cough* tree-huggers *cough* are too concerned over this issue. One thing is certain however, don't expect too many white Christmases from now on.

Answer 3

In the northern hemisphere,thecyclones,typhoons and hurricanes form over oceans and generally move northwestwards probably due to coriolis force and affects the eastern part of nearby country.The more the above storms move over ocean the stronger they become as the water is the main source of enegy. Pacific ocean is a vast ocean compared to Atlantic ocean.It is wider.The storms that form over Pacific travel more distance gaining more energy before reaching the shore and hence are intense.The storms that form over Atlantic travel comparatively less distance over water before striking North American coast.Moreover some of the important ocean currents in the Atlantic ocean mix up the sea surface temperatures preventing the storms becoming more intense as sea surface temperature play an important role in the formation and intensity of the storms.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I heard Max Mayfield in an interview and I think he attributed it in part to El Nino effects. Just by living by the coast I think there's usually a quiet year following one with a lot of storms.

Answer 6

Humans are doing a huge amount of damage, and that causes natural disasters to be that much worse.

Al Gore is right.