Gerry Bell
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Gerry Bell
activity although june seen seven storms tropical
Although we have already seen a record-setting seven tropical storms during June and July, much of the season's activity is still to come.
climate global linked normal warming
It's not linked to global warming or anything like that. This is normal climate variability.
climate exist patterns seeing
The climate patterns that we're seeing now didn't exist in the 1970s, '80s and most of the 1990s.
determines eastern factor gulf hits hurricane mexico storm strengthen waters whether wind
The waters in the Gulf of Mexico are warm, but so are the waters in the eastern Atlantic. But the water temperature isn't the controlling factor in whether a hurricane maintains its strength. Wind shear still determines whether a storm will strengthen or weaken before it hits land.