Sentences with phrase «average hurricane»

[1] On April 9, 2008, the CSU issued a new forecast, anticipating a well above average hurricane season of 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 intense hurricanes.

Meteorologists are predicting an above average hurricane season including 3 major hurricanes, USA Today reports.

More detailed measurements for the 1980s suggest that because of this damage, US forests absorbed up to 18 per cent less CO2 than they otherwise would have — even though the decade experienced below - average hurricane damage.

As the number and intensity of tropical cyclones is projected to increase under unchecked global warming, by the end of the century average hurricane losses with respect to national GDP could triple.»

But the agency has predicted an above average hurricane season, and that may still hold — most storms form in the second half of the hurricane season, Bell says, which doesn't end until 30 November.

In making their seasonal outlook, which was released on May 23, NOAA cited a broad area of above - average sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Basin, a continuation of a natural cycle of above - average hurricane activity, and a lack of an El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean as reasons why there may be more storms this year.

It's quite a daunting challenge, given that the average hurricane's wind energy equals about half of the world's electricity production in a year.

There are a number of signals that point to the chance for an above - average hurricane season, said Philip Klotzbach, a scientist who creates hurricane forecasts for the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University.

Second, I make the point that theoretical considerations — modeling and hurricane maximum potential intensity theory — lead to an expectation that the average hurricane * will * intensify even if it has not already.

Another more graphic calculation is that during its lifespan, the average hurricane releases the energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs.

One calculation is that the total energy released through clouds and rain during the average hurricane is about 200 times the capacity of all the world's power stations.

«The science is extremely clear: Global warming may not affect the frequency of hurricanes, but it makes the average hurricane stronger, magnifying its destructive power.

Scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) once worked out that the average hurricane released 200 times the energy overall of the entire electrical generating capacity of the world.

Even the average hurricane would seem intense to someone in its path.

Between 1950 and 2017, an average hurricane season saw 11 named storms and six hurricanes, according to the NC State report.

The energy released by the average hurricane (again considering all hurricanes worldwide) seems to have increased by around 70 % in the past 30 years or so, corresponding to about a 15 % increase in the maximum wind speed and a 60 % increase in storm lifetime.»