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Atlantic Hurricane Season 30 Percent Stronger Than Normal

MatthewVD writes "The National Hurricane Center reported today that the combined energy and duration of all the storms in the Atlantic basin hurricane season was 30 percent above the average from 1981 to 2010. At Weather Underground, Dr. Jeff Masters blogs that record low levels of arctic ice could have caused a 'blocking ridge' over Greenland that pushed Hurricane Sandy west. Meanwhile, Bloomberg BusinessWeek says, 'it's global warming, stupid.'"

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  1. 30% stronger but 10% less anal leakage by gr8_phk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It may have been 30% stronger, but what about Cholestra with 10 percent less anal leakage?