Is Miami doomed by Global warming and hurricanes

[pondjc]

Originally Posted by nawlinsdude

Actually, there was a story recently on the local news here in Miami that this area would become less susceptible to dangerous hurricanes because of global warming. Global warming is causing strong wind currents to come over from the Pacific, which either tears them apart or sends them in other directions.

Wise man once said, "Believe nothing you hear and only half you see."

Global warming increases the temperature of ALL the seas. Hurricanes form off the west coast of Africa and build up steam as they are crossing the warm southern Atlantic waters. A hurricanes strength is DIRECTLY proportionate to the temperate of the waters. A few degrees can make a Cat 3 hurricane into a Cat 5!

There may be a point in the article you read, but the jet stream and fronts are the main causes of hurricane movement away from the continental US. With the temperature rising, the jet stream is shoved upward allowing hurricanes to come further inland - and a rise in sea temp will allow the hurricane to continue gathering force.

I'm not a weather expert but I am a scientist/engineer. I've been studying climatical changes in my spare time for years. If the historical trends stand true and we are going in the same direction for the next 50 years - my grandchildren may only be able to read about Miami and other coastal cities.

[nawlinsdude]

Hi pondj, I don't dispute that the temperature of all the seas are rising. I'm just saying that the wind currents caused by the warming Pacific have been successfully deflecting hurricane strikes in Florida for the last two years, though they are still forming in the Atlantic. Of course, if conditions aren't right and the winds aren't blowing in the right directions, Florida will be at risk.