Isn’t it unusual to not have gulf tropical storms by now?
No. Not at all. Not even a little bit.
June and July are typically very inactive. See my post last year, right around this time, in response to a similarly risible eruption of counter-factual garbage by Matt Drudge regarding this very issue. Not until the end of August can we even begin to talk about “non-existent…hurricanes” being “unusual.” The vast majority of storms — in all regions of the ocean — form in August, September and October. June and July hurricane are decidedly unusual, not something that ought to be expected.
In any event, two unquestionably legit storms through July 10 (there hasn’t been any “count-padding” this year, even arguably), one of them a MAJOR HURRICANE THAT FORMED RIGHT OFF AFRICA, means this season is off to a rip-roaring start. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will end up being an active season, but so far, the trend is in that direction.
That’s not a statement about global warming. Frankly, I don’t give a flying crap about global warming; I’m not talking about it, I don’t want to talk about it, and if nobody ever uttered the words “global warming” in response to one of my hurricane posts ever again, I’d be a very happy man. I’m not “cheerleading” for anything. I’m just stating facts about this hurricane season.
Your refrain, which now seemingly gets repeated every year — WHY AREN’T THERE MORE HURRICANES??? IT’S ALREADY EARLY JULY!!! — is just a hysterical and factually false as the worst of the Al Gore crowd’s alarmism. I don’t care what your position is on global warming, but stick to the facts, please.
