Hurricane Season 2008

Yes folks its time for Hurricanes again.

While the Atlantic Hurricane Season does start on June 1st, we already have the first Storm .

Hitting Belize in Central America right now is Tropical Storm Arthur, with Max sustained winds at 40mph.

Predictions expect above average activity this year.... but remains to be seen, taking La Nina and Sahara dust clouds into consideration.

Names of Storms and Hurricanes this year will be
Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
Hanna
Ike
Josephine
Kyle
Laura
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred

Looks like Bush can go on another vacation.

you mean he's at work now?

I don´t understand why people live in hurricane prone areas, if I had my home wrecked I certianly wouldn´t build one in that area again.

The weather here in europe has been rather interesting for his time of year, over 30°c with wicked lightning storms and hail stones like golf balls.

Not as spectacular as in Hurricane/cyclone hit areas I know, but I can´t stop wondering if storms of this scale could hit europe eventually.

Hmmm well Europe has DRY continental air, this is the worst type of areas for Hurricanes, hence why they die down really quickly when they pass over land, their fuel source gets cut. But you are right, places like the UK, Spain, Portugal could get hit by a wayward storm one of these years.

Hurricanes that track all the way off the US east coast,can continue accross the north atlantic to affect wetern Europe. However as the ocean is not so warm this far north ,they cannot be at full strenth, but still give considerable wind and rain> At this stage they are not easily distinguishable from vigorous North Atlantic lows which are frequent in fall and winter.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
I don´t understand why people live in hurricane prone areas, if I had my home wrecked I certianly wouldn´t build one in that area again.

The first time around: people are stupid, both as individuals and as groups

The second time around: people are stupid and habitual

Originally posted by Bicnarok
I don´t understand why people live in hurricane prone areas, if I had my home wrecked I certianly wouldn´t build one in that area again.

Originally posted by red g jacks
everywhere you go theres some bullshit to deal with. i dont mind living in florida cause for the most part its the shit and our buildings are mostly built up to resist hurricanes so out of the 3 i've been through in the past couple years it hasnt amounted to much more than broken down trees and a black out for a week or so. yea it's annoying but just look at it like camping except with marshall law. if i lived in cali it'd just be earthquakes instead.. or up north it'd be blizzards

Pretty much. I was trying to think of a place in the US where there weren't any natural disasters.

Southeast: Hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, wildfires
Northeast: Blizzards, ice storms
Midwest: Tornadoes, boredom
Tennessee Valley: Tornadoes
Upper midwest: Blizzards, freezes
Texas: Floods, tornadoes
California/West: Earthquakes, wildfires, landslides
Rocky Mountains: Blizzards
Hawaii: Earthquakes, hurricanes
Alaska: take a guess

Maybe Nevada or Oregon is immune to these natural disasters. Or do they have earthquakes there?

Originally posted by botankus
Pretty much. I was trying to think of a place in the US where there weren't any natural disasters.

Southeast: Hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, wildfires
Northeast: Blizzards, ice storms
Midwest: Tornadoes, boredom
Tennessee Valley: Tornadoes
Upper midwest: Blizzards, freezes
Texas: Floods, tornadoes
California/West: Earthquakes, wildfires, landslides
Rocky Mountains: Blizzards
Hawaii: Earthquakes, hurricanes
Alaska: take a guess

Maybe Nevada or Oregon is immune to these natural disasters. Or do they have earthquakes there?

You forget to mention "getting shot by some nut case", which also seems to happen a lot in the USA.

Quite an eventfull place to live then, the US.

Originally posted by Bicnarok
You forget to mention "getting shot by some nut case", which also seems to happen a lot in the USA.

Quite an eventfull place to live then, the US.

Originally posted by botankus
Pretty much. I was trying to think of a place in the US where there weren't any natural disasters.

Southeast: Hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat, wildfires
Northeast: Blizzards, ice storms
Midwest: Tornadoes, boredom
Tennessee Valley: Tornadoes
Upper midwest: Blizzards, freezes
Texas: Floods, tornadoes
California/West: Earthquakes, wildfires, landslides
Rocky Mountains: Blizzards
Hawaii: Earthquakes, hurricanes
Alaska: take a guess

Maybe Nevada or Oregon is immune to these natural disasters. Or do they have earthquakes there?

I live in Oregon. We have volcanoes, and the threat of subduction zone earth quakes (9 or better). 🙁

Originally posted by botankus

Midwest: Tornadoes, boredom

Those of you that live in hurricane areas, PROTECT YOURSELF..

Originally posted by miss_swann
lol, midwest? what states is that?

Missouri & everything around it.

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
Those of you that live in hurricane areas, PROTECT YOURSELF..

I always wear a condom.

I live right on the Gulf of Mexico in East Texas. I can only hope that shit doesn't happen this year.

Originally posted by miss_swann
lol, midwest? what states is that?

Nebraska(where I'm from), Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, etc

EDIT: Tornadoes, AND recent floodings. Midwest also has huge Meth lab issues. As well as suicide rates. No Coast Hardcore.

Well, If a butterfly can cause a tornado, imagine what a man can do. I'm a FAN of hurricanes, thankfully not of nukes, at least not yet. Though that is all metaphorically speaking you know. 😉

Concrete buildings withstand hurricanes better than wood. Is concrete more expensive on that side of the Atlantic ?