It wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. When Tropical Storm Humberto took aim at the upper Texas coast last week forecasters were predicting periods of rain and blustery winds. Flooding was the primary concern with rainfall totals approaching ten inches expected in some areas. For folks who had gone through Hurricane Rita in 2005, [...]
Archive for September, 2007
How Did Humberto Get So Strong?
September 24, 2007
La Niña On Her Way?
September 12, 2007
The odds of a busy 2007 hurricane season just went up because the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean just went down. That drop in sea surface temperature marks the likely return of La Niña, and an expected increase in stress levels for residents in Florida and other parts of the United States coastline threatened [...]
Warning Residents With Unconventional Means
September 5, 2007
It may seem hard to believe, given our recent hurricane history, but there was a time, not that long ago, when a hurricane was a rare event. In the 1970’s, ’80’s and early 1990’s, a hurricane would come along only four or five times a year, often in the safe, far reaches of the tropical [...]
