Rob wrote:
wrote:
There has been a notable reduction of Atlantic Tropical storms this
year compared to last when by this stage there had been 10 storms
including 4 Hurricanes two of which reached cat4. It was predicted
that this year would be another very active year but it would seem
that the sea surface temperatures are wrong for this with all the
positive anomalies being in mid latitudes. Even the major positive
anomaly close to the Arctic that seems to have been there as almost a
permanent feature over the last few years has significantly declined.
Strangely this does not seem to have increased the formation of
depressions over mid latitudes.
Well there's time enough Simon, till late November so thats still 4 months
worth. I think last year will be seen as a bit of an exceptional year, come
a few years down the line. Far better if you compare this years activity
with a longer time span though.
When it gets warmer, do you mean?