Hurricanes are here to stay...

... and get worse.

Global warming, whether discussed or not, is an almost absolute truth - yeah I realize I am taking sides.

Whether we talk about hurricane activity cycles or not, one thing is sure: we have had 3 Category 5 hurricanes this year of 2005 when the last three to occur were Ivan (2004), Mitch (1998) and, before that, you had to go back to 1992 with Andrew to find another! (Andrew was upgraded as a 10th bday present)

So what *IS* up? Well Katrina, Rita and Wilma. (girls I swear... Wilma being the strongest hurricane ever on record in the Atlantic Ocean at 882mb!).

If that wasn't enough, 2004 saw the first ever hurricane in the Southern Atlantic! (image courtesy of http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk)
Yet another girl, Catarina hit unprepared Brazil on March 28, 2004 (which so happens to be the birthday of a good brazilian friend of mine!)


Things are getting worse. I suggest you do not retire in Florida...

Skeptics? Anyone? ;)