Bye Alpha, Eta: Greek alphabet ditched for hurricane names
(NOAA via AP)With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. The Greek alphabet had only been used twice in 2005 and nine times last year in a record-shattering hurricane season. AdMeanwhile, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is recalculating just what constitutes an average hurricane season. STARTING EARLIERMIT hurricane researcher Kerry Emanuel said “this whole idea of hurricane season should be revisited." So a warming world means the new normal is busy hurricane seasons just like the last 30 years.
Tropical Storm Bertha downgraded to depression, heads toward Carolinas bringing possibly life-threatening flooding
Florida is just a few days away from entering hurricane season, and the tropics are wasting no time heating up. Tropical Storm #Bertha Advisory 1: Tropical Storm Bertha Forms Near the Coast of South Carolina. Tropical Storm Warning Issued and Heavy Rainfall Expected. Bertha, now a tropical depression, is expected to bring heavy rainfall and possibly life-threatening flash flooding to portions of the Carolinas and Virginia. Tropical Storm Bertha forms, heads towards Carolinas, misses Florida (Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)