Bertha is the longest surviving tropical system

[malaise]

since they started keeping records. That there Atlantic is hot this year.

[DrDan]

1. it has been too hot too early this year

water temps in the Daytona Beach area have been 80 or higher for many weeks now. Took a bit of a dip over the 4th - but that was only 20 miles or so.

The water is too warm. Any storms getting started will fuel rapidly.

on edit - I was referring to water temps being too high too early. The air temp has been quite comfortable - made it through most of June with no AC. Quite unusual for the Daytona area.

[malaise]

2. And we decided not to use airconditioning

At least it cools down at night.

[DrDan]

5. it did here (Daytona) for much of June as well

I was referring to water temps being too high.

The air temp in the are has been quite comfortable up until the past couple of weeks. As long as it gets down to 70 or so at night - we can do without the AC.

[malaise]

7. I know but not only the water is hot

We turned off the water heater at the end of July.

Bermuda is flooded and lots of people are without power but no injuries.

Let's see when Christobal forms and where he heads.

[DUgosh]

3. Hmmm... just walk away....nothing to see here

:sarcasm:

[joshcryer]

4. I think it's great, it's out there expending massive amounts of energy...

Somehow nature finds a way to get rid of excess heat.

[Firespirit]

6. A hurricane in the Gulf could be the last (economic) straw

:scared:

[ProdigalJunkMail]

8. are you sure?

Tropical systems Georges was at storm strength or higher from Sept15 to Oct1 in 1998...Bertha only has 12 days so far...

sP

[ProdigalJunkMail]

9. your statement only holds true for storms in July

as there have been plenty of storms lasting more than 12 days...Arlene (1997?) was a tropical storm or better for 17 days...a hurricane for 14 of those days and had a total track from depression through dissipation of 18 days...

sP