Hurricane Season in the North East July 4, 2006
Posted by Joe in : Genius Advice , 2 comments
Live on the east coast? Prepare for hurricane season.
If that sounds strange, I will reference just one of many articles on the subject: “Bastardi noted that during previous active hurricane periods, the Gulf Coast and Atlantic coast took direct hits from powerful storms, and then the Northeast took a direct hit.” In a vicious cycle studied over the years, it is more than likely that the North East will be hit by at least one category 3 hurricane this year. That’s the consensus, at least.
We haven’t had too many hurricanes around the New England area in recent years, but if you check out this article about the last major category 3 to strike the area, you’ll see that its entirely possible. The Long Island Express, as it was called in 1938, struck the coast with 121 mph winds gusting in upwards of 180mph. That’s pretty damaging to a coastline that hasn’t prepared for anything near that sort of force.
And if you aren’t even the least bit upset about this, feel free to visit this hurricane feature on Infoplease. This season is supposedly going to be more active than usual, including 8-10 hurricanes. As a reference, 2005 was record setting, with some 28 major storms; 15 of which were hurricanes.
Go to the beach while you still can… 
Update: Well, it’s March of 2007 and those hurricanes I wrote about never came. Just shows how little grasp we really have of the earth’s climate. Hopefully this year is largely hurricane-free as well.
