America’s “hurricane guru,” the late Dr. Bill Gray, emeritus professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, showed that the seasonal hurricane frequency is determined by six factors:
* The rotational tendency, or vorticity, already present in the atmosphere
* Pressure gradients determined by latitude
* Wind shear, the changes in wind speed and direction that occur between layers in the atmosphere. High wind shear can tear storms apart before they form tropical cyclones. Low wind shear allows storms to grow into hurricanes if the other conditions are right.
* Ocean thermal energy
* The rate of change of temperature with altitude
* Relative humidity in the mid-troposphere
This year the sea surface temperature of the Atlantic Ocean has indeed been relatively high (contributing to Dr. Gray’s factors #4 and #6 above) since we are in a warm phase of the natural Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). But the AMO’s origin and the mechanisms directing it are as yet unknown.
But the last several years of under normal hurricane activity is based on what exactly?
Did *climate change* just kick in this year or something?
Don't you know that 96 percent of (suckling on the government teat) "climate scientists" assert that climate change is real and we're all gonna die real soon now!?!?
Climate experts John Kerry and Al Gore applied their scientific minds to the problem and agree that massive changes (and $$$) are desperately needed to save the planet! Bartender Alexandra Ocasio-Cortes has put her magnificent brainpower to it and concurs!
Denier! Wut's wrong with you?
Some interesting stats on hurricanes.
https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-hurricanes
“HOW DARE YOU!” says grrrrreta. 😲
Only communist globalist oligarchy is strengthened by CO2.
And dry ice of course.