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Originally Posted by WarChild
Let's look at some actual Hurricane data, shall we?
So there you have actual hurricane strikes by decade. Does it appear that they're increasing with "global warming" to you? |
are you a propagandist warchild?
where did you get your source?
Did you NOT notice that records were broken in 2005?
Records set in the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2005
Seasonal Records Set in 2005:
Most tropical storms: 28. Old record: 21 in 1933.
Most hurricanes: 15. Old record: 12 in 1969.
Most Category 5 hurricanes: 4 (Emily, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma). Emily was upgraded to Category 5 upon re-analysis. Old record: 2 in 1960 and 1961.
Most hurricane names to be retired: 5 (Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, Wilma, and possibly others). Previous record: 4 in 1955, 1995, and 2004.
Most major hurricanes to hit the U.S.:
4 (Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Wilma). Previous record: 3 in 1893, 1909, 1933, 1954, and 2004.
Most damage ever recorded in a hurricane season: $150 billion. Previous record: approximately $50 billion dollars (normalized to 2005 dollars) set in 1992 and 2004.
Highest Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index: 245. Previous record: 243 (1950). Average for a season is 93.
Latest end to a hurricane season: January 6 Previous record: January 5, for the 1954-55 hurricane season.
i lost the link.. info is available on the internet
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