Good Riddance to the Brutal Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2017 - Jeff Masters

[malaise]

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/good-riddance-brutal-atlantic-hurricane-season-2017
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The Atlantic hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1 to November 30, has finally drawn to a close. The brutal 2017 season was an awful reminder of the huge hurricane vulnerability problem we face, and how unprepared we are for a potential future where the strongest storms get stronger and push their storm surges inland on top of steadily rising sea levels. Much of the Caribbean lies in ruins after the terrific beatings administered by the twin demon Category 5 hurricanes of 2017, Irma and Maria, and a monumental clean-up continues in Texas and Florida from two strikes by Category 4 hurricanes, Harvey and Irma. And though final estimates are not yet completed, 2017 is certain to rank as one of the top three most destructive Atlantic hurricane seasons ever, thanks to three of the top ten most damaging hurricanes ever seen—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. One preliminary damage assessment puts the U.S. damage from these three storms at $207 billion, with another $25 billion in non-U.S. damage. We are lucky the damages weren’t $50 - $100 billion higher; had Hurricane Irma tracked just 20 miles farther to north, missing Cuba, I’m convinced it would have been a catastrophic Category 5 storm in South Florida.

[canetoad]

1. Extreme weather all round

Here in Victoria (Au.) we've just come off the hottest November on record and this weekend there is a one-in-100-years 'rain event'.

It would be nice to hope 2018 will be better but there's no going back on what we have started.

[malaise]

2. Thats the problem - we've made a mess of this planet

On another matter Congrats on a great start to the Ashes.

[LeftInTX]

3. I think it's been the hottest November in most of the US

80 degrees most every day around here.