All quiet in Atlantic as 2021 storm season opens
(CNS): Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami are predicting a 60% chance of an above-normal season for the Atlantic in 2021 with as many as 20 storms. But the experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020, which was the most active season in over 170 years. The veteran storm prediction team at Colorado State University are predicting 17 named storms in the area this season, eight of which will be hurricanes, and four of those are forecast to become major hurricanes. The likely absence of El Niño is a primary factor for the above-average activity.
“While the tropical Atlantic currently has water temperatures near their long-term averages, the warmer-than-normal subtropical Atlantic typically forces a weaker subtropical high and associated weaker winds blowing across the tropical Atlantic. These conditions then lead to warmer waters in the tropical Atlantic for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season,” the experts at CSU said.
For more information on the season forecast visit the CSU website.
For tropical weather forecasts visit the NOAA website.
For local weather visit the National Weather Service website.
For more on storm preparation visit Cayman Prepared.
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Why was the salt water pool at Fin filled in with concrete? It was a surprise after all the opposition and the petition to stop the damage to the marine park when it was being excavated.
Was the salt water pool collapsing?
It’s not the developers’ problem. One of them has left already.
Fin will be the first to go. Remember what happened to South Sound during Hurricane Ivan in 2004. In fact, so many places in South Sound are now vulnerable due to stupid planning decisions.
We really learned nothing from Hurricane Ivan as developers call all the shots.
Fin Grand Cayman is an example. It is very close to the shoreline (43ft) and is exposed because it is build closer to the shoreline than any of the other buildings. The glass corners of the building will bear the full brunt of a storm. Even without a storm the main risk is due to the main wall being build on the ironshore (soft porous limestone). The ironshore can be undercut. A storm would force sea water into cracks or cavities in the ironshore under considerable pressure and undercut the wall.
Fin got passed the planning process and is being followed by other projects. What happens if one of these buildings fails?
There is the rock pool. Fin Cayman wall is six feet from the ocean. Easy for a storm to undercut the Fin Cayman wall.
Are any of the new developments at risk?