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Have There Been More Hurricanes In Recent Years Because of Technology?

     Have there been more hurricanes in recent years? Is that from climate change? Or is it just an advancement of technology? The National Hurricane Center's Christopher W. Landsea, Chief of the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, and Eric Blake, a Senior Hurricane Specialist, studied this topic in a recent article of theirs. About 15 years ago, scientists and researchers found that the number of hurricanes had increased over the past hundred years. But interestingly, during the 1940s and 1950s, there was an increase in short-lived or low-impact storms. At the same time, there were more aircraft over the oceans and the Hurricane Hunters began missions looking for hurricanes.  Last year, nearly 42 trillion dollars of damage were caused by tropical cyclones. This included a record-breaking 13 in the U.S., six of which were in Louisiana. Down in Central America, trillions of dollars in damage was delivered by destructive hurricanes such as Hurricane Iota .  O...
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What To Watch For Thursday/Friday - Heavy Rain & Snow

Here is a special outlook for the second half of the upcoming week. A very potent cold front is expected to cross the region.
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Heavy rain is likely Thursday, along with gusty winds - possibly 50 mph on a regular basis. 

Then temperatures plummet from the 50s Thursday to 20s by Friday afternoon. 

This could cause a flash freeze and perhaps some snow. 

This is assuming there is a decent amount of precipitation after temperatures fall. 
A major 'artic blast' will be dropping into the US Wednesday night. This will transfer eastward towards us. 
Above are 1am Thursday and 7am Friday. 

One forecaster quotes the European computer model and portrays ice and snow moving through later Thursday. 
The above model, the GFS, also shows snow working in. 
The cold air will be moving eastward, and temperatures should be near freezing by that point. 

Key Consideration:
-Is there enough precipitation after it gets cold enough for snow? 

What is Known:
-Very cold air is moving in, and there is high confidence in this (75% chance and we are still 5-6 days away).
-Any rain, even if there is no snow, could present major ice problems Friday.

There is definitely what to watch for in this system. For the latest forecasts as we get closer, monitor our main website, minyancast.com. Forecasts are located at MinyanCast.com/search/label/Forecast. 
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