Ready. Set. Hurricane season
It is that time of year when all the nation's experts predict how many storms will form during the season, which runs
These prognosticators predict 2019 will be a near-normal hurricane season: 13 named storms and five hurricanes, two of which major storms.
Last year Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida
Michael's strength was upgraded in recent months. It became only the fourth hurricane on record to strike
Michael joined the
PREDICTING UNPREDICTABILITY
Scientists believe it will be a near-normal hurricane season because of a weak El Niño and cooler-than-normal tropical
El Niño occurs when ocean water is warmer than normal in the central and eastern tropical
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A WIND-DRIVEN TOP
It is impossible for scientists to predict exactly when and where a hurricane will form in the
Think of a hurricane as a spinning top. Without influences, the top will sit and spin until its momentum wanes.
A tropical system is often steered by a
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CLIMATE CHANGE CHANGES
The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released early this year, states climate change is causing more intense hurricanes, which produce more rainfall.
"The intensity of heavy rain, including heavy rain produced by tropical cyclones, increases in a warmer world," the report says.
The report concluded heavy rainfall amounts from intense storms have increased by about 6.5 percent compared to a century ago.
ANNIVERSARY TIME
1969: Hurricane Camille was the second most intense on record when it struck
1979: Hurricane David was another catastrophic storm that killed more than 2,000 people, mostly in the
1989: Hurricane Hugo plowed into
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