This years tropical weather season seems to be abnormally calm across the US. Apparently of the 11 named tropical storms only one "Irene" had became a hurricane. Irene is also the only system that really made landfall in continental US. All the others including Tropical Storm Don which was supposed to hit Texas pretty much disintegrated shortly before or after hitting land. In fact Texas and Oklahoma is baked for two months under the high pressure system that usually hover the four corners region in the desert southwest and so hot and dry that not even a tropical storm could relieve their drought not to mention relentless triple digit heat. Usually Florida which is supposed to be the epicenter of hurricane activity has not yet been hit head on this year. Though we don't know what will happen in September or October when in some years the season peaks.
Hurricane Irene is unique in that Irene traveled in a very usual path. Usually hurricanes travel east to west Though this one turns northeast ward after hitting Bahamas and hugged the coast from Florida up to New York New England area. New York City had not had a landfall of a tropical storm let alone a hurricane for more than fifty years. Seems like the upper level air is traveling in an unusual pattern this summer signs of climate change.
In conclusion with the unusual summer climate pattern and tropical storm pattern I wonder what is the world coming to. What is the next thing that is going to change? This is all a mystery.
