To anyone in Puerto Rico, I wish you the best. Stay safe.

As of the early hours of 19 September 2017, Hurricane Maria has regained category 5 strength.

From the Miami based National Hurricane Center report:

Recent reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter
aircraft indicate that Maria has reintensified to category 5
status, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260
km/h).

i'm so glad we're paid heed to the much more destructive monsoon season in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan that has killed over 1300 and displaced over 45 million

Ok, how about you make a post about it yourself then instead of complaining and trying to derail this.

Edited 9/20/2017 10:15:04

It's only the third once in a thousand years hurricane that is hitting the US this month, seriously, at some point someone has to realise that's not fucking normal.

Gl to Puerto Rico, stay safe.

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Without intending any judgement on the question, I am not going to make assertions regarding what is normal or not concerning hurricanes, or tropical cyclones.

Instead I draw your attention to the analysis of the trend in the global average surface temperature, by the United Kingdom's MET Office at University of East Anglia.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEActgrn3U

The 20 warmest years on record.

2016
2015
2014
2010
2005

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Courtesy of the MET Office.

Dont get me wrong, but why is OP only wishing people from Puerto Rico to stay safe and not the other, even more populous, regions that are affected by it as well?

Well, as of now the most populous place affected by it is Puerto Rico. Dominica and Guadeloupe also took strong hits, with Dominica taking one at near-peak intensity. Bahamas may get some effects. Luck to them as well.

2017 is a La Nina event so that means more hurricanes

At the present time ENSO neutral conditions are present.

According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, ENSO neutral conditions have held since January of 2017.

Moreover:

The chances for the continental U.S. and the Caribbean Islands to experience a hurricane increase substantially during La Niña, and decrease during El Niño.

Link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf

Link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensofaq.shtml#hurr_tor

I love my contry's media.

They called a storm with 90 km wind ''Hurricane Gabi''
Well, it did some damage and killed 6 people , and put other 12 in hospital, but stil.

Ignorance.

So Puerto Rico is now 100% without electricity.

I love my contry's media.

They called a storm with 90 km wind ''Hurricane Gabi''
Well, it did some damage and killed 6 people , and put other 12 in hospital, but stil.

Names are chosen 5 years in advance from a region known name to make it easy for people to get the hurricane message. When a hurricane does a lot of damange, the name is taken away from the list.

That way, Katrina, Harvey and Irma won't ever come back as hurricanes, as they are now names of historical events.

For the nina/el nino thing, the events are made more powerful because of climate change, that's why this hurricane season is so fucked up...

La Nina does not like the Eastern side of North America (including Islands). Does el Nino screw with Asia and Typhoons?

Yes.

El Niño contributes to more eastern Pacific hurricanes and fewer Atlantic hurricanes.

>Climate change
>real

XD

TeamGuns , I have to mention, I live in Romania...
Temperate climate...no way hurricanes could form inland here.
But the media adopted name from some Facebook sources........

Oh I see, I guess it's just the media being the media lol. They're very good at giving names that go against the scientific definition of events.