The year of the hurricane.The Atlantic Ocean served up a roaring roster of hurricanes and tropical storms this year, making the 1995 hurricane season the second-busiest since the late 1800s. Meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Noun 1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and blame the surfeit sur·feit v. sur·feit·ed, sur·feit·ing, sur·feits v.tr. To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust. v.intr. Archaic To overindulge. n. 1. a. of storms on a combination of far-flung weather factors reaching from the Pacific Ocean to Africa. The Atlantic hurricane season ended on Nov. 31 after a total of 19 named tropical storms, 11 of which reached hurricane status. The average year spawns only 10 tropical storms, including 6 hurricanes. The 1995 season stood out even more because each of the last 4 years has produced unusually few storms, in part because of a prolonged Pacific warming known as El Nino. This warmth disrupted atmospheric weather patterns around the globe and churned up air over the subtropical sub·trop·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or being the geographic areas adjacent to the Tropics. subtropical Adjective of the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands North Atlantic, birthplace of Atlantic hurricanes. Intense wind shear prevented infant weather systems from becoming major storms. When El Nino died in early 1995 and Pacific temperatures returned to normal, wind shear over the Atlantic weakened, creating an environment conducive to storms. Conditions in the stratosphere high above the equator also aided hurricane development. Although meteorologists do not understand the connection, they have noted that more tropical storms appear during years when stratospheric winds stream from west to east, as they did this year. The 1995 hurricane season received a further boost from enhanced rainfall over the Gulf of Guinea Noun 1. Gulf of Guinea - a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa Bioko - an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa late last year. The extra precipitation moistened West Africa's rainy season this year, stimulating strong low-pressure systems over the continent. When these disturbances move westward over the Atlantic, they can become embryonic storms. Judging from current conditions around the globe, William M. Gray  This article reads like a news release, or is otherwise written in an overly promotional tone.Please help [ rewrite this article] from a to be less promotional, per Wikipedia . of Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. in Fort Collins predicts that next year should bring an average hurricane season. |
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