Reply #10: WHAT is going on with the atmosphere lately?

[Firespirit]

6 storms. All but two have been tropical storms that struggled to form and then struggled to intensify. The two that weren't... were Category 5 hurricanes!

I remember when we could expect one of these things every 3-4 years. Now it seems like unless there is an El Nino, like last year, we can expect at least one every year. Every year since 2003, except last year, gave us one. 31 Cat 5s recorded since 1928, 8 of them since September 2003 (inclusive). Something is going seriously wrong with the atmosphere and I hope the precise mechanics of it get figured out, and soon.

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