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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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Fire Near Lakewood Sunday - Monday Due To Dry Grounds & Gusty Winds

   A fire broke out early Sunday afternoon near Lakewood, New Jersey.

The fire began around 1:40pm Sunday, and wasn't declared as 100% contained until 2pm Monday.

Here is an excerpt from a USA Today article:

A fire started Sunday afternoon and continued for 24 hours before being fully contained.

Here is an excerpt from a USA Today article on it:

The fire was declared 100% contained at 2 p.m. Monday, officials said, although mop-up efforts were to continue into the evening.
The fire started off Airport Road in Lakewood and was first reported at 1:40 p.m. Sunday. It damaged homes in Brick Lake Park and shut down the Garden State Parkway between exits 83 and 90 as well as several highways.

The exact location of fire's origin has been determined, authorities said, although they have not revealed details except to rule out that it was part of a prescribed burn.

There is still no word on a cause. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has joined the investigation.

It had been about 40 years since the stretch of woods that burned had caught fire, fire officials said. And that meant lots of fuel for the blaze.

"It was a very, very near catastrophic," one official said. "The response was unbelievable.
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