We be ler'n more 'bout 'Canes

glatt · 06-02-2007, 07:51 AM

The thread title threw me off a little. I expected a big lecture from tw about our lack of understanding of how hurricane seasons vary from year to year. Just heard on NPR the other day that while there is some correlation with average Atlantic temperature, it doesn't match that closely. A better match is the el Nino/la Nina cycle. Got no links for you, as it was just a report on the radio.

Griff · 06-02-2007, 09:36 AM

Ya, I recently sat through part of a NASA presentation that gave the impression that water temperature was the main factor, but I think you're right about el Nino. They do have some neat tech developing to predict rainfall by looking inside a hurricane now, cool stuff.

06-02-2007, 09:36 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Ya, I recently sat through part of a NASA presentation that gave the impression that water temperature was the main factor, but I think you're right about el Nino. They do have some neat tech developing to predict rainfall by looking inside a hurricane now, cool stuff. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-02-2007, 07:51 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The thread title threw me off a little. I expected a big lecture from tw about our lack of understanding of how hurricane seasons vary from year to year. Just heard on NPR the other day that while there is some correlation with average Atlantic temperature, it doesn't match that closely. A better match is the el Nino/la Nina cycle. Got no links for you, as it was just a report on the radio.

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