He always cheers me up, in a "There but for the Grace of God go I" sort of way but, upon reflection, thought Eeyore might be even better for our purpose:
"It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily.And now the weather.
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"Is it?"
"Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."
—The House at Pooh Corner
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
No storms expected to form during last week of Atlantic hurricane seasonThe official hurricane season ends tomorrow.
Here's a look back at 2019 from the Palm Beach Post:
2019 hurricane season: 4 storms made landfall, with 1 paralyzing horror
There's a cyclone aimed at the Philippines that has the potential to develop to 300 kph winds and post-tropical cyclone Sebastien seems intent on hitting the British Isles but for the re-insurance and herverzekering crowds it's time to tally the wins and losses.The 2019 hurricane season was remarkable for its dichotomy with most storms either massive powerhouses or weaklings.The 2019 hurricane season ended above average for the fourth year in a row with an abundance of fleeting systems gone in a blink and one paralyzing horror.
After the decay of Sebastien this week, the final tropical cyclone tally stood at 18 named storms, including six hurricanes and three major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher. That’s compared to an average season of 12 named storms.
It was the first time since 2012′s Hurricane Sandy that a season spawned an “S” storm, and it broke a 2005 record for tropical storms that lived 24 hours or less with seven — a conspicuous landmark some scientists attribute to ever-better technology, allowing forecasters to see the guts of a storm like never before.
“I think it’s pretty remarkable,” said Florida International University associate meteorology professor Haiyan Jiang, about the number of pop-up systems this year. “There were so many storms and 40 percent were short-lived.”...MUCH MORE
