Twelve U.S. billion-dollar weather disasters in 2011 so far: NOAA
The official tally of billion-dollar U.S. weather disasters in 2011 is now twelve, announced NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco in a speech given yesterday at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. This is the greatest number of billion-dollar weather disasters in U.S. history, besting the record of nine set in 2008. Dr. Lubchenco said that at least two additional disasters, the October 29 snowstorm in the Northeast, and the flooding from Tropical Storm Lee in early September, may surpass the $1 billion mark, by the time all damage estimates are tabulated. This would bring the 2011 tally to fourteen billion-dollar weather disasters, a truly astonishing level of destruction for one year. The damages from the twelve official billion-dollars disasters is $52 billion, making the 2011 the 4th most expensive year for billion-dollar weather disasters in history. Damage estimates from natural disasters are fraught with uncertainty, and it is not usual for different insurance companies to give damage estimates a factor of two different for the same disaster. Insurance broker AON Benfield estimates that there have been at least sixteen billion-dollar weather disasters in the U.S. so far in 2011, according to their November Catastrophe Recap report. Included in their tally, but not in NOAA's, are severe weather outbreaks on July 10 - 14 and August 18 -19 in the Plains that caused $1.25 billion and $1.1 billion in damage, respectively, plus $1 billion in damage from Tropical Storm Lee's floods, and $3 billion in damage from the October 28 - 30 snowstorm in the Northeast.
Figure 1. Billion-dollar U.S. weather disasters in 2011 as officially recognized by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in early December, 2011. Image credit: NOAA/NCDC.
Jeff Masters
Reader Comments
Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 — Blog Index
You were already called a troll and a scizophrenic on the last blog.
...Just wondering if you have any social awareness
No, because according to him, he is standing up for his lord no matter what happens.
Its okay to have a religion, and its okay if you don't. However, bringing it on the blog and telling people you're praying for them just because they don't believe what you believe is wrong. And, this discussion over religion has got to stop.
Nassau International Airport, The Bahamas
Today Tonight
Mostly Cloudy Right Now
81°F
Feels Like
83°F
Wind: From NE at 16 mph
Humidity: 65%
UV Index: 0 Low
Sunrise: 6:43 AM Local Time
Avg. High: 79°F
Record High: N/A
Scattered Showers Overnight Low
72°F
Precip
30%
Wind: From NE at 12 mph
Humidity: 88%
Sunset: 5:21 PM Local Time
Avg. Low: 64°F
Record Low: N/A
Nice avatar!
Uptown, New Orleans
Elevation
20 ft
Station Select
Now
Clear
Temperature
48.9 F
Feels Like 49 F
Tonight and tomorrow...high pressure will continue to dominate at the surface before finally pushing off to the NE late tomorrow ahead of the re-enforcing cold front.
Skies are expected to be mostly clear tonight with light winds.
Dewpoints remain in the upper 20s to lower 30s north and upper 30s to near 40 along the sela coast. As the surface high pushes further away to the NE tonight the coldest temperatures will occur over the Northshore and southwestern MS/MS coast tonight.
No freeze warning will be issued for this areas as there have been a number of below freezing nights now. Not expecting a hard freeze as lows
should remain above 26.
Morning lows will be a tad warmer over the
river parishes while the southshore should see similar morning lows tomorrow as they did this morning. For tomorrow highs will be a tad warmer.
H925 temperatures will be a degree or two warmer and skies should generally be mostly sunny.
Thanks.
You should get one.
Wouldn't be surprised if I stay above 70 .. :P
That is your opinion, not fact.
Remember that.
Link
Yes, it has been noted three times now. =P
Didn't notice..... Must have been earlier and I didn't see it because I just got on, and all I saw was a religious argument.
Well now that your "SEED" is planted your job is done... I believe that you mean well, but at the same time your not going to force anyone to believe what you believe. The way you structure your comments refers to the idea that you are inferior to most, which I highly doubt. Whats good for you is not necessarily good for others, people are different and the least effect way of influencing others is by criticizing them. This is only what I have witnessed from you. Plus and I apologize for bringing it up but I highly doubt that the big man upstairs would appreciate the fact that you repeatedly tell people that they are going to hell. That's just not cool man, highly highly hypocritical for someone who labels themselves as such good christian.
24 Hour Loop
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN!!!!!
The US was founded on the ideas that everyone could have the freedom to have their own religion and the US does technically not have a national religion.
State and religion should never mix.
No, American was founded by England people because they wanted their own freedom and the ability to practice whatever religion THEY wanted. Maybe when you take Civics & Economics you'll learn that instead of believing everything that is told to you.
I'm doubtful they have palm trees growing on open ground in Scotland. Also, you might want to check this out.
Climate mythology: The Gulf Stream, European climate and Abrupt Change
"... the northward heat transport by the Gulf Stream is the reason why western Europe enjoys a mild climate, much milder than, say, that of eastern North America. This idea was actually originated by an American military man, Matthew Fontaine Maury, in the mid nineteenth century and has stuck since despite the absence of proof.
"We now know this is a myth, the climatological equivalent of an urban legend. In a detailed study published in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society in 2002, we demonstrated the limited role that ocean heat transport plays in determining regional climates around the Atlantic Ocean."
"We showed that there are three processes that need to be evaluated:
1. The ocean absorbs heat in summer and releases it in winter. Regions that are downwind of oceans in winter will have mild climates. This process does not require ocean currents or ocean heat transport.
2. The atmosphere moves heat poleward and warm climates where the heat converges. In additions, the waviness in the atmospheric flow creates warm climates where the air flows poleward and cold climates where it flows equatorward.
3. The ocean moves heat poleward and will warm climates where it releases heat and the atmosphere picks it up and moves it onto land.
"Using observations and climate models we found that, at the latitudes of Europe, the atmospheric heat transport exceeds that of the ocean by several fold. In winter it may even by an order of magnitude greater. Thus it is the atmosphere, not the ocean, that does the lion's share of the work ameliorating winter climates in the extratropics. We also found that the seasonal absorption and release of heat by the ocean has a much larger impact on regional climates than does the movement of heat by ocean currents."
Whats in bold is what I was refering to. By saying this you believe that some of us are going to hell and that it is for some reason your duty to try to "save us", essentially your telling people that they are going to hell.
I goggled this for you just in case your ACCIDENTALLY read over it in the Bible.... JUDGE NOT... THAT YOU BE JUDGED
"Hence:
1. Fifty percent of the winter temperature difference across the North Atlantic is caused by the eastward atmospheric transport of heat released by the ocean that was absorbed and stored in the summer.
2. Fifty percent is caused by the stationary waves of the atmospheric flow.
3. The ocean heat transport contributes a small warming across the basin.
"The seasonal ocean heat storage and pattern of atmospheric heat transport add up to make winters in western Europe 15 to 20 degrees C warmer than those in eastern North America. A very similar process occurs across the Pacific Ocean. The ocean heat transport warms the North Atlantic Ocean and the land on both sides by a modest few degrees C. The only place where the ocean heat transport fundamentally alters climate is along the coast of northern Norway which would be sea ice-covered were it not for the warm northward flowing Norwegian Current."
Well I guess this is what happens when all is quiet weather-wise.
Those that insist on doing so may wish to acquaint themselves with the following verse: "Judge not, lest ye be judged." (Matthew 7:1) NOTE: I see WDEmobmet beat me to it. Great minds, and all that...
Now go, and sin no more.
Now comment.
Or else.
Ever heard of the BIG BANG!!!
75 mph at most.
What are you talking about? Looking at that makes Jose look well-defined. I mean, it's totally just a blob in the middle of the Atlantic that the NHC shouldn't have named.
No! Ophelia was way more epic. How about a weather debate instead of religion? :)
So they do!! however I believe you said it better lol
From Richard Seager's article.
Exactly. XD
Blagh! Why does no one like Yasi! :( Ophelia was great and all, but this year she wasn't one of the more impressive storms....
Now in the Atlantic she was the most impressive storm, but the Atlantic really lacked impressive storms. EPac stole most of them.
As far as I know, the WPac hosted the only EI this year (Roke). Everywhere else was pretty bland as far as impressive storms goes.
What about this.
They are located above the comment Box.
WunderBlogs - Dr. Masters' Blog Content Rules
Due to the high amount of traffic that Dr. Masters' blog receives, a special community standard has been established for the blog. The following list comprises the "Rules of the Road" for Dr. Masters' blog.
Keep it civil. Personal attacks, bickering, flaming, and general trollish behavior will not be tolerated. Disagreements are fine, but keep them civil and short.
Stay on topic.
No monomania.
No hot linking external or copyright images without the image owner's permission.
Do not circumvent a ban. Most bans last 24 hours or less, please accept the ban. If you create a new username to circumvent a ban, you will be blocked from the site completely.
No comments that contain only personal notes such as, "Good Morning!", or "You've got mail, X".
Do not "1st!", "1st post!", or any of the numerical/linguistic derivatives. This is a worthless use of blog space.
No spamming.
No spamming.
Seriously, no spamming. Spamming includes but is not limited to, trying to sell products, trying to solicit traffic for your own blog, trying to solicit traffic for other commercial entities, etc. Do not post links to your own site unless they are directly relevant and even then, use sparingly.
Tips
Do not enter games of oneupmanship with trolls or bloggers you find to be annoying. You will be banned along side them, as your verbal jousts consume the space and time everyone else is sharing. If you come across a troll or another blogger whom you find to be irritating, please use the site reporting tools and your ignore list.
That's the bomb.
Would that be Typhoon Tip???
Viewing: 51 - 101
Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 — Blog Index