Mark Twain said there are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics. In recent years NHC has taken to naming every cluster of thunderstorms as a tropical system to try and self-fulfill their prophecies.
They quietly revised downward the windspeeds necessary for tropical storm and hurricane designation. Back in the 70s, a tropical storm was 40+ mph and a hurricane was 75+ mph wind. Now it’s 39 mph and 74 mph.
Then they started using the “Saffir-Simpson” category system to label storms instead of just talking about their wind speed and damage, if any. Now we have the horrifying spectre of “major” hurricanes, Cat 3 and above, even if they come nowhere near land.
All this statistical over-analysis has one goal: to induce fear and thus compliance in the hearts and minds of the sheeple. An unfortunate side effect is that insurance rates in coastal areas are through the roof (pardon the pun) even in areas where there has been negligible hurricane activity for decades.
And of course, it is all due to “climate change” caused by the greedy fossil fuel companies raping the earth. As the brainwashed Gen X and Millennial generations take over the judiciary, I am predicting jury verdicts and judgments against oil and gas companies for hurricane damage, and possibly criminal indictments of the folks who provide fuel for your cars, power plants and industrial society.
just like last year...and then nothing happened. They say the same thing every year...and then finally they get an active year, then say “SEE...TOLD YA SO”....idiots.