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03-10-2016, 04:00 PM
Shipwrecks and tree rings unveil hurricane history in the Caribbean
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The U.S. is currently in a decade-long hurricane “drought”: ** major hurricanes of category three or higher have made landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005. With damage costs for U.S. hurricanes (http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-85-5-697) from 1970 to 2002 estimated at $57 billion (in 2015 dollars), this landfall drought is fortuitous for coastal communities and insurance companies alike.
The 10-year hurricane pause is the longest since 1851 (https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox), the period for which reliable hurricane records are available through the National Hurricane Center’s Hurricane Database (HURDAT (http://www.aoml.**aa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Data_Storm.html)). The current lull emphasizes how fickle hurricane systems can be, which complicates accurate hurricane predictions under human-caused climate change. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/10/shipwreck-records-caribbean/)
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The U.S. is currently in a decade-long hurricane “drought”: ** major hurricanes of category three or higher have made landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma hit Florida in 2005. With damage costs for U.S. hurricanes (http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-85-5-697) from 1970 to 2002 estimated at $57 billion (in 2015 dollars), this landfall drought is fortuitous for coastal communities and insurance companies alike.
The 10-year hurricane pause is the longest since 1851 (https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox), the period for which reliable hurricane records are available through the National Hurricane Center’s Hurricane Database (HURDAT (http://www.aoml.**aa.gov/hrd/hurdat/Data_Storm.html)). The current lull emphasizes how fickle hurricane systems can be, which complicates accurate hurricane predictions under human-caused climate change. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/10/shipwreck-records-caribbean/)
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