Category 5 hurricanes were a lot more frequent in the past. It is a mystery why the frequency of these cat 5's dropped off beginning 1,100 years ago.
the mayans were using freon in their a/c's?? I give up.
That Labor Day hurricane of 35 was one of the worst.
I was in the eyewall of Andrew, in 92, but thought it was a cat 4. I guess there's still some controversy over that, since it blew away all the wind instruments rather quickly. Anyway, if there're less cat 5's, I can only say that it's a great thing.
This morning's models, bad as they look for FL, are a slight improvement over yesterday afternoon's, at least in terms of the outlook for So FL.
Only slight, though.
I'm curious how anyone could know the frequency of Cat 5's 1,100 years ago as opposed to today...
Interesting article.