Signal: Hurricane Tomas
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2010 marks “strange” and record-setting hurricane season

by on 30. Nov, 2010 in Uncategorized

November 30 marks the final day of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season–a strange and highly active season. While it was an exceptionally active year, with 19 named storms, 12 hurricanes, and 5 intense hurricanes, deaths and damages were far below what one would expect from so much activity. To me, this year is most memorable [...]

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Record sea temps drive unprecedented hurricane Tomas

by on 31. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

Hurricane Tomas, an unprecedented Lesser Antilles hurricane for so late in the season, is bearing down on the islands of St. Lucia and St. Vincent with Category 1 winds of 75 mph. Satellite loops of Tomas show a large and well-organized Cape Verdes-type hurricane, with good upper level outflow on all sides except the south, [...]