Wednesday, August 26, 2020

IN the NEWS - Will 2020 Ever End?

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luke 21:25

Keep an open mind---don't degenerate into prophecy-by-headline....we've had bad hurricane seasons before, wildfires out of control, mob rioting, pandemics (Spanish Flu was much worse than the China Virus), wars, economic downturns, etc....BUT it's putting it all together in the big picture with the prophecy that's been missing in past crises eras -- that it will be like the days of Lot--and we know what the story of Lot is most famous for...and that is here.

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the chance of an above-normal Atlantic season is now 85 percent. We could even run out of storm names.


Meteorologists are using phrases like “extremely active” and “above-normal” and “historical” to describe the latest forecasts for the Atlantic storm season.

What they’re really saying is:
this hurricane season could be very bad.

This year, we expect more, stronger, and longer-lived storms than
average, and our predicted ACE range extends well above NOAA’s threshold for an extremely active season,” said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

Two of the leading hurricane forecasters — Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center — released updated forecasts this week that predict a hyperactive and potentially
dangerous storm season for the rest of this pandemic-stricken year.

Remember these forecasts include the nine storms — two hurricanes and seven tropical storms — that have already formed as of July 30. That’s a record and an early indicator of how active the Atlantic season has already been. The ninth storm of the year doesn’t typically form until Oct. 4.

Another factor is that the Saharan Air Layer is receding, so there will be less Saharan dust plumes blowing off the African coast and hampering the formation of Atlantic storms.

This hurricane season FEMA encourages residents in hurricane-prone regions to keep COVID-19 in mind when making preparations and during evacuations."
TampaBayTimes/NOAA