La nina vs Neutral conditions
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La nina vs Neutral conditions
For increased hurricane activity do you need La Nina conditions or Neutral? Is one condition of less of an evil. I would think having a La Nina season would be worse than neutral conditions.Someone please explain.
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Jim Cantore
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Jim Cantore
I've found neutral years worse though, 2003-2005 were all neutral and those are the most active years I've seen, and the strangest.
1998 and 1999 were la nina years, though bad especially for the Carolinas, the Hurricanes weren't nearly as destructive as the 2004-2005 storms, (the costliest in 1998-1999 was Floyds $4.5 Billion compared to Katrinas $75 Billion)
however the other determining factor is the Bermuda High, which helped turn alot of storms out to sea from 1995-2003, however in the last 2 years its been positioned in the right spot to run storms into Florida (espcially in 2004) Last year the storms formed far enough to the west that for the most part that it didnt matter.
SST's also killed us last year, the gulf and western Cribbiean were hot springs, hence what happened with Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
I find La Nina years to be active Cape Verde Seasons, hopefully if this plays out the Bermuda high shifts to the east and turns storms out to sea.
1998 and 1999 were la nina years, though bad especially for the Carolinas, the Hurricanes weren't nearly as destructive as the 2004-2005 storms, (the costliest in 1998-1999 was Floyds $4.5 Billion compared to Katrinas $75 Billion)
however the other determining factor is the Bermuda High, which helped turn alot of storms out to sea from 1995-2003, however in the last 2 years its been positioned in the right spot to run storms into Florida (espcially in 2004) Last year the storms formed far enough to the west that for the most part that it didnt matter.
SST's also killed us last year, the gulf and western Cribbiean were hot springs, hence what happened with Dennis, Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
I find La Nina years to be active Cape Verde Seasons, hopefully if this plays out the Bermuda high shifts to the east and turns storms out to sea.
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