Forecasters predict active hurricane season

[Jara sang]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/05/16/hurricane.outlook/index.html

(CNN) -- This year's Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to be above normal like 2004, when four storms slammed the Florida coast.

The annual forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced Monday, calls for seven to nine hurricanes during the coming season, June 1 to November 30. Of those, three to five will be major storms ranked Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength.

For get about the troubles in Iraq, you've got some serious trouble ahead of you from the spiraling death clouds that God is sending down on you this summer.

[cliss]

1. Yup, it seems cosmic, doesn't it?

Actually, the change in the weather is probably connected with CO2 emissions and the greenhouse effect. It's wreaking havoc in many other places worldwide.

I hope Floridians stay safe this summer. I've heard that insurance companies will not insure homeowners against hurricanes. Is this true?

[Lorien]

2. My insurance company is dropping me

and I'm really worried about finding another. Gotta sell this place and head North! I was hit by three of the hurricanes last year-the eye of Charley passed directly over my home.

[Birthmark]

6. If this year is like last year, I'm outta FL!

"I was hit by three of the hurricanes last year-the eye of Charley passed directly over my home."

I had the exact same experience. Three hurricanes and the eye o' Charley. I believe the appropriate word is "sucks."

[dbonds]

3. Huricanes have a 30 year cycle.

For 30 years there are not many of them, then we get 30 years of heavy huricanes. Some of this is natural, although I bet global warming is having some effect making them stronger. We are just enterring the 30 years of heavy. The coast has built up during the 30 years of calm, we are likely to see heavy property damage. But in reality, there should not be homes in these places - nature wipes it clean quite often.

[Boomer]

11. Perfect storm on the horizon

* Cyclical upswing in hurricane intensity

* Warmer waters from global warming

* 30 years of new development in risk areas

Last year was just a preview of coming attractions. The next decade should prove to be very "interesting" for coastal residents.

[dbt]

4. Not to worry, The Weather Modification Board is coming!

If S.517 (introduced by one Kay Hutchison of Texas) goes into law, we will have us a government body whose duty it will be to set about changing or controlling, or attempting to change or control, by artificial methods the natural development of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms which occur in the troposphere.

We'll get all this for a measly $10 million per year through 2014 and it would become effective October 1 of this year.

More.

[dbonds]

5. Scary that they would think of this.

But the upside is we are no where close to the technology to do it. We may never be. The best they can hope for is polluting the rain by seeding clouds. But imagine the political tool this would be, this group of people didn't vote for us - no rain for them - or maybe tornados.

[Desertrose]

7. uhm...have you looked at the skies lately?

I disagree that we don't already have the technology to do weather modification. I'd say its been done to us now for a number of years...


There is weather modification or at the very least weather meddling for many years now in the form of trails ( chem or contrails-choose your name) over many areas o fthe US & entire world.

Laying down grid patterns is not a product of normal flight patterns...something more is definitley going on right over our heads & in plain sight...if people just look. :shrug:


One of numerous threads here on DU....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=111&topic_id=42769&mesg_id=42769

[kansasblue]

8. karma? Hurrinances to punish Florida for 2000

Bush admin see no global warming.

[spinbaby]

9. The roofs of Florida are still covered with blue tarps

They just can't take another season like that!

[SoCalDem]

10. Oh Goody, more damage to "beachfront" homes that we just paid

to have rebuilt..:eyes:

Seriously though, I have read that lots of people still have not been able to get funding to repair LAST years' storms.. What DID Jebbie do with all that US TAXPAYER money??