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Dear Tom, I lived in Liberia for seven years and we experienced dust storms called harmattans. Do these winds eventually cause the Hurricanes that reach the U.S. -Patrick McKeen Buffalo Grove Dear Patrick, Hurricanes that affect United States often do develop from westward-moving disturbances the move out of Africa into the Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands. However, these dust storms are not associated with Hurricanes. Instead, the harmattan winds are dry, dust-carrying winds from the northeast or east that blow in West Africa especially from late November until mid-March. In summer, an onshore flow called the southwest monsoon brings cooler air inland to West Africa, undercutting the harmattan. The harmattan continue to blow aloft in a layer from about 3,000-6000 feet carrying dust out into the Atlantic. ... Source: tvnz.co.nz --- 5 days ago
A busy Atlantic hurricane season moved into top gear when Hurricane Hanna developed near the Bahamas just as Gustav's winds and surge lashed New Orleans ... Source: www.mongabay.com --- 4 days ago
Prominent hurricane researchers are forecasting five tropical storms in the Atlantic for September, including four Hurricanes. Two of these are expected to be "major" — category 3 or greater. Retired Colorado State University climatologist William Gray and Philip J. Klotzbach, who has taken over Gray's role as lead hurricane forecaster, estimate that Atlantic storms in September will be twice as active as normal. ... Source: naplesnews.com --- 9 days ago
Tired of the anxiety that comes when Hurricanes threaten the U.S., some homeowners along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts have opened their bank accounts to make their homes into fortresses that can withstand winds and flooding well beyond what building codes require. Some fortress owners in the possible path of Tropical Storm Gustav say that will leave them better prepared if the storm strikes. ... Source: www.khou.com --- 30 days ago
Federal forecasters on Thursday upgraded their outlook for this Atlantic hurricane season to include two more named storms than previously predicted. ... Source: www.nwf.org --- 17 days ago
While Florida and Gulf Coast residents bear the brunt of Tropical Storm Fay, the latest science connecting Hurricanes and global warming suggests more is yet to come: tropical storms are likely to bring higher wind speeds, more precipitation, and bigger storm surge in the coming decades. As so many grapple with Tropical Storm Fays landfall in the United States, our thoughts and prayers are with those in harms way, said Dr. Amanda Staudt, climate scientist, National Wildlife Federation. Although no single weather event can be attributed to global warming, its critical to understand that a warming climate is supplying the very conditions that fuel the strongest storms, Dr. Staudt said. The big picture is that global warming is putting Hurricanes on steroids. The latest science paints an alarming picture about what global warming has in store for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts: stronger Hurricanes, heavier rainfall, and rising sea level.&#... ... Source: www.topix.com --- 30 days ago
Unusually warm ocean water off Canada's East Coast may attract some unwelcome visitors this year as it provides a key ingredient for tropical storms and Hurricanes. ... Source: ksjtracker.mit.edu --- 1 day ago
The debate over the effect of a warmer climate on tropical cyclones has undergone a nuanced shift in the last year or so, as illustrated in a brace of news stories today. The natural, first question was whether the world is seeing more Hurricanes and their kin. That turns out to be complicated - more [...] ... Source: dancingfromgenesis.wordpress.com --- 1 day ago
Barack Obama said today, at a speaking engagement in Scranton, that “temperatures in the ocean are rising, causing more Hurricanes,” but then, agreeing with the Lawrence Livermore National Labratory, he said it’s because of greater atmospheric temperatures in the eastern equatorial Atlantic, west of Africa, because of “global warming and greenhouse gasses,” which ostensibly is [...] ... Source: etfdigest.com --- 3 days ago
MARKET COMMENT September 3, 2008 Hurricanes are rolling thru the Atlantic and Gulf like so many errant bowling balls. Energy prices attempted some stabilization today as demand destruction takes precedence over storms for now. The on/off fire sale of Lehman Bros. has generated enough rumors to get the animal spirits flowing for the “buy financials” crowd. ... Source: news.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
As hurricane evacuees return home to Southeast Texas with one eye watching a trio of storms brewing in the Atlantic, and another looking back three years ago to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, the stage is set for people to suffer from hurricane-related stress. ... Source: news.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Ike has become a dangerous Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph. That makes Ike the third major hurricane of the Atlantic season, which has had five Hurricanes total. Bertha and Gustav were the other major Hurricanes. Ike is about 645 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands. It is moving west-northwest near 18 mph. ... ... Source: news.google.com --- 3 days ago
Climate Experts Point To Global Warming As Reason Behind Stronger ... AHN - 1 hour ago Tallahassee, FL (AHN) - A study by the Florida State University points to global warming as the main reason behind the stronger storms being experienced worldwide, particularly in the North Atlantic. Warmer ocean leads to fiercer Hurricanes San Francisco Chronicle Global warming making tropical cyclones fiercer: Study Press Trust of India Wall Street Journal - New York Times - USA Today - eFluxMedia all 114 news articles ... Source: green.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
LiveScience.com - Strong Hurricanes are getting stronger, likely thanks to global warming, a new study finds. The news comes as Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike and Josephine march almost in a line across the Atlantic basin, and just days after Hurricane Gustav slammed into the Louisiana coast. Scientists have previously predicted that as global warming further heats up the ocean, Hurricanes could become more frequent, more intense or both. ... ...
Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 3 days ago
As the storm formerly known as Hurricane Gustav dumped rain on the lower Mississippi Valley today, forecasters were anxiously watching a conga line of would-be Hurricanes that snaked across the Atlantic from the west coast of Africa. ... Source: blogs.usatoday.com --- 3 days ago
In an updated forecast, Colorado State University hurricane researchers announced Tuesday that a total of five tropical storms would form in the Atlantic Ocean in September, which includes four Hurricanes. Of those four Hurricanes, two of them are expected to be major, with wind speeds above 110 mph. Major Hurricanes are Categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. "We’re calling for so much activity because we have a lot of pre-existing low-level... ... Source: www.usatoday.com --- 3 days ago
The strongest Hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean have become more intense due to global warming over the past 25 years, according ... ... Find more results for Atlantic Hurricanes on RSSMicro.com |
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Weather forecasters predict that September will be a very active month for Hurricanes in the Atlantic (and Gulf of Mexico), with conditions prime for the formation of many storms. Right now there are a remarkable 4 named storms in the… ...
Ike is still far out in the Atlantic, but it's getting a close look from those who weathered 1992's Andrew, the devastating Category 5 storm against which all other Florida Hurricanes are measured. ...
AFP New Storm Study Is Likely Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago By DAN FITZPATRICK and ALYSSA ABKOWITZ The strongest storms are growing fiercer as the ocean warms, according to a new study released today in Nature that is sure to heat up a hurricane debate as Hanna and Ike swirl over the Atlantic. World's strongest Hurricanes could be getting stronger USA Today Strongest Hurricanes May Be Getting Stronger New York Times Reuters - BBC News - Houston Chronicle - Christian Science Monitor all 79 news articles ...