"More and Stronger Storms"

[DrLeftover]

It has been 117 months since a major hurricane, defined as a Category 3 or above, has made landfall in the continental United States, according to 2015 data from the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

This is the longest span of time in which no major hurricane has struck the mainland U.S. in NOAA hurricane records going back to 1851.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/kat...d-117-month-major-hurricane-drought-continues

 

[Webster]

*dusts off thread* Since 2015...
-ten Category 3 hurricanes
-fourteen Category 4 hurricanes
-seven Category 5 hurricanes

...and all of them, to some degree, were worse because of climatic changes in the atmosphere....

 

[DrLeftover]

And. Of course. A string of storms like that has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

Right?

 

[Webster]

And. Of course. A string of storms like that has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

Right?

'Least not in recorded weather history...

 

[DrLeftover]

'Least not in recorded weather history...

Thank you for agreeing with me.

 

[MrDawn]

And. Of course. A string of storms like that has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

Right?

Like Hurricane Michael?

That one was pretty brutal.

 

[Webster]

Thank you for agreeing with me.

But still, you have to concede that, compared to recent decades, tropical cyclones/hurricanes have been stronger and deadlier than in the past.

 

[DrLeftover]

Only because idiot humans have decided to build condominiums below the storm tide line and fill them full of tourists.

As for "stronger and deadlier".....

How soon they forget:

The deadliest natural disaster in American history remains the 1900 hurricane in the island city of Galveston, Texas. On September 8, a category four hurricane descended on the town, destroying more than 3,600 buildings with winds surpassing 135 miles per hour.

Estimates of the death toll range from 6,000 to 12,000, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

How the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Became the Deadliest US Natural Disaster | HISTORY

The U.S. Weather Bureau got the forecast completely wrong.

www.history.com

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

The worst weather we get around here is a little bit of rain sometimes.

 

[Webster]

As for "stronger and deadlier".....

Every storm's different; I mean, as bad as that, imagine one on the level of a Hugo, Andrew, Katrina or Michael.