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Yes there are natural cycles of ocean warming and cooling. But the overall trend in global temperatures is still upward, mainly due to the extra carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion.
If we think that carbon dioxide emissions are a bad idea, we can switch to nuclear power. There are new reactor designs which are far safer than conventional designs. New reactors, if they overheat, cause the nuclear reaction rate to slow down, and the temperature drops. In other words, they are essentially self-regulating.
Solar and wind can help, but their intermittency problem is yet unresolved. There’s only so much wind and solar that can be added before their intermittency becomes a big problem. Germany is a good example of the limitations of wind and solar.
Yes it was intense , when a river raise's 54 feet above flood stage it can be called nothing else ,it was big enough to hit three states at once .
It was an intense rain even, not a very "strong" storm in the aspects of milibars, pressure, wind speed, etc. I would call it a rainy tropical storm... Sort of on par with TS Alicia that drowned Houston, TX back in the 1990's
Michael was at 919 millibars of pressure, 4th lowest. This coupled with Irma last year are going to break the budget. Its not just hurricanes its the increased catastrophic moisture events as was the case in South Carolina a month ago. More severe hurricanes, more flooding, more severe fires in the west. Sandy wasn't even a hurricane when it hit but the storm surge caused billions of dollars of damage, restoration still not complete 6 years later.
True, I suppose.
But this thread is about temperatures in the Atlantic, where most storm develop. Michael didn't really amount to anything until it was powered up by The Gulf.
And even though what you say is true, Sandy was 6 years ago, and the subject here is weather in the future.
If Atlantic cooling has begun, that is a very, very good thing. The Atlantic currents will redistribute the earth's temperature the way they always have.
True, I suppose.
But this thread is about temperatures in the Atlantic, where most storm develop. Michael didn't really amount to anything until it was powered up by The Gulf.
And even though what you say is true, Sandy was 6 years ago, and the subject here is weather in the future.
If Atlantic cooling has begun, that is a very, very good thing. The Atlantic currents will redistribute the earth's temperature the way they always have.
Its good for us, but bad for some others, like Africa who will experience drought. It can also result in drought in some parts of the US. Florida receives rain either way, but it is noteworthy that the amount of rain water flowing into lake Ocheechobee can be reduced by 40%. Small changes can have major impact in some areas.
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