Posted on 10/05/2015 7:02:08 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
After a week of hype, Hurricane Joaquin did not actually directly hit the U.S., thus continuing the country’s decade-long period without a major hurricane making landfall.
The U.S. has not seen a major hurricane — Category 3 or higher — make landfall since Hurricane Wilma hit on Oct. 24 2005. The nearly decade-long hurricane drought has come as a big surprise to climate scientists and environmentalists who have argued that global warming will make storms more frequent and intense.
Joaquin, which was initially predicted to make landfall on the U.S. East Coast this past weekend, ended up moving eastward. The hurricane did cause heavy rains and flooding in the South, but most of the eastern U.S. was spared from the worst impacts of the storm.
The Bahamas, however, weren’t so lucky. One journalist reported that smaller islands in the Bahamas were “completely obliterated” under intense rain, high winds and storm surges. In the aftermath of the storm, there were shortages of things like food, bottled water, diapers, toiletries, but U.S. Coast Guard ships were already on their way with relief.
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Between 80 and 89 mph IIRC. Mostly on the northeastern part of the state.
I know it was in Texas and we take care of ourselves here, but didn’t Hurricane Ike happen in 2008?
I don’t recall any concern, but there were plenty of folks displaced by 5-8 feet of flood water in their homes and power was out for nearly 2 weeks.
I can never forget the smell of the houses we helped clear out which had been deluged not only by the Gulf floodwaters but also the sewage which crept up and out in its wake. Disgusting.
I guess Hurricane Ike could be named Hurricane Servpro because it was like it never happened.
It isn’t just hurricanes either. The frequency of tornadoes is way down as well.
Imagine the Northeat dealing with a Cat 5 Hurricane Charley
Rips to shreds a gas Station...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=unV5KcSrY-I
Between 80 and 89 mph IIRC. Mostly on the northeastern part of the state.
Hurricane drought means global warming.
Less rain means deserts.....
Sandy's damage was caused by water...the storm surge. The storm was so big in size, it pushed up huge amounts of water on the beach and near the water.
Call it whatever you want, but Sandy was not a hurricane when it hit land.
Actually, it did not. There were no sustained winds, only gusts. Check out the NHC website, they explain it all there.
There has not been a MAJOR hurricane to hit in 10 years. A major hurricane is defined as those with winds of 115 mph or more, which is a cat 3 or higher storm.
College.
The liberals warned us that global warming would cause an upsurge in hurricanes hitting the US. This story has to be wrong.
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