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I read that thread, good work. Actually, it is human nature to look for THE cause. Sometimes there can be many. The planetary alignment has a large affect on the planet, as well as the sun. That does not mean that someone isn't manipulating the weather, or causing unnecessary flooding.
Link: www.chinapost.com.tw...
Tornadoes in US cause up to US$5.5 bil. in insured losses: AIR
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Tornadoes and storms that struck the U.S. South last month caused insured property and automobile losses of between US$3.7 billion and US$5.5 billion, catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide said on Monday.
All, Im saying is that I do this for a living, and everything he said, makes no sense what so ever
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OzWeatherman
All, Im saying is that I do this for a living, and everything he said, makes no sense what so ever
Fair enough, so as an expert in the field why don't you explain to us why we are seeing unprecedented, worldwide weather events all so close together ???
Storms, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, abnormal temperatures etc......
People tend to think what is happening now is of more importance than what has happened in the past, which is kind of sad considering the devestation that has happened long ago. Take a look at this list of natural disasters. You might be suprised to find that there were in fact, many natural disasters in the past that killed many, many people. Take floods for example. Out of the top 10 deadliest floods, the most recent was the Banqiao Dam failure in 1975, and the deadliest in 1931. And tornadoes, none of the deadliest have occured in the last 20 years. This is despite population increases in disaster prone areas, although better warning and technology will be playing a part as well.
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by Curious and Concerned
People tend to think what is happening now is of more importance than what has happened in the past, which is kind of sad considering the devestation that has happened long ago. Take a look at this list of natural disasters. You might be suprised to find that there were in fact, many natural disasters in the past that killed many, many people. Take floods for example. Out of the top 10 deadliest floods, the most recent was the Banqiao Dam failure in 1975, and the deadliest in 1931. And tornadoes, none of the deadliest have occured in the last 20 years. This is despite population increases in disaster prone areas, although better warning and technology will be playing a part as well.
You are kidding..
All I've heard for the last six months is "largest cyclone on record", worst floods in over a hundred years" , "largest tornado count recorded"....
It's all on record and ALL in the first half of 2011..
You tell me when so many record breaking events have happened in such a short time frame and I'll listen to you.
BTW, a dam durst is NOT a natural disaster as such..
Originally posted by Curious and Concerned
reply to post by Seekeye2
That is sad to hear of deaths in the region. Especially since at 4.4 and 5.1, they were relatively small quakes. But much like the recent 6.1 in Christchurch, they were of shallow depth, causing significant destruction. It was in a seismically active area, so questions will be raised regarding the safety of the buildings which collapsed.
But I must ask. What does a meteorologist have to do with earthquakes?
Originally posted by TribeOfManyColours
Yet the earthquake in Spain was theiggest ever recorded for that region. Belgian MSM source
The world has gotten stormier over the past two decades—and the reason is a mystery, a new study says. In the past 20 years, winds have picked up around 5 percent on average.
Extremely strong winds caused by storms have increased even faster, jumping 10 percent over 20 years, according to the new analysis of global satellite data.