Scientists have evidence indicating that the Gulf stream – the ocean current that gives Ireland its moderate climate – might be shifting North. Ireland enjoys a moderate climate in large part because of the Gulf Stream, a warm current from the Gulf of Mexico which sweeps across the Atlantic, giving us the benefit of mild [...]
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Hurricane scorecard for 2010
While the average year witnesses 1 major hurricane by Sept. 15, 2010 has already witnessed four such super storms.
Accumulated cyclone energy 40% above average in Atlantic
Weather trivia: 2010 represents one of the earliest-in-the-season occurrences of three Category 4 (or higher) hurricanes having developed in the Atlantic basin, behind only 2005 and 2004. (Assuming my quick check of the historical database going back to 1851 is accurate, and recognizing observational limitations prior to the satellite era.) Indeed, it’s been a meaty [...]
Record sea surface temperatures driving expanded hurricane activity
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2010 kicked into high gear this morning, with the landfall of Tropical Storm Karl in Mexico, and the simultaneous presence of two Category 4 hurricanes in the Atlantic, Igor and Julia. Tropical Storm Karl’s formation yesterday marked the fifth earliest date that an eleventh named storm of the season has [...]
Sea cucumber population explosion off coast of Ireland
long-term monitoring has shown that animal communities living at great depth on the seafloor can change radically over remarkably short periods, and that these events are ultimately driven by climate. Such faunal changes are exemplified by the ‘Amperima Event’ – the sudden mass occurrence of the sea cucumber (holothurian) Amperima rosea recorded on the Porcupine [...]
Record sea surface temps for May in Atlantic hurricane nursery off coast of Africa
Record sea surface temperatures recorded for May off the coast of West Africa, the main formation region for Atlantic hurricanes, in map published by the Met Office Hadley Centre June 2010 Sea surface temperatures help determine hurricane strength, and higher sea surface temperatures can drive more powerful hurricanes. – By Hunter Cutting – By Hunter [...]
