Saturday, May 9, 2020

We probably don't need this right now


In addition to the ongoing catastrophic events related to the worldwide pandemic, the forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season -- the one that commonly sends the storms into the Caribbean Sea, potentially hitting the Greater and Lesser Antilles, the Bahamas (as we must remember), Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola, etc. -- is that it will be "active". 

I really would have been happy with "nonexistent".  But it will be what it's going to be.

AccuWeather increases number of hurricanes predicted for 'very active' 2020 Atlantic season

Oh, I'm sorry, they said "very active".

Great.
"Based on the newest forecasting models, AccuWeather forecasters have extended the upper range of hurricanes predicted for the Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane team, led by Dan Kottlowski, the company’s top hurricane expert, is now predicting 14 to 20 tropical storms, with additions also to the number of storms that become hurricanes: seven to 11 this season.

Kottlowski also increased the number of major hurricanes – Category 3 or higher – that could develop this season to four to six. Kottlowski warned that four to six named tropical systems could make direct impacts on the U.S mainland, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands."
That's the kind of thing that makes severe storm meteorologist experts excited.

Not many other people, though.


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