SaysWho? Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-event-atlantic-pacific-churn-storms-same-time-n907826?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma Quote Storms in the northeast Pacific have generated the most 'accumulated cyclone energy' on record for the season thus far. Quote “The thing that’s interesting now is the Pacific is still active, but the Atlantic is very active, which isn’t normal,” Klotzbach said. “I’m surprised to see the Pacific and Atlantic active at the same time.” The researcher said this happened to a lesser extent in 2016, but notes that this time around the Atlantic is displaying unusual fury after being slated for relative hibernation. Quote It may be too soon to blame climate change for the anomalous weather. But experts say there are correlations between what’s happening in the seas off the United States and what global warming has been doing for years — heating up the waters. Other guy from NHC says it's not that unusual: Quote Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, is skeptical of the argument that the dual-ocean upheaval is rare. He pointed out that the Atlantic and the Pacific are living up to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook for the season: near or below-average action in the Atlantic, with nine to 13 named storms, and near or above-average output in the Pacific, with 14 to 20 named storms. It’s “not at all unusual,” Feltgen said via email. The Pacific Hurricane Season breaking an energy record was important enough for me to include in its own thread. I made the other thread an official hurricane season thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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