From: "Geo" 

One storm, they point to one storm as proof of anything? Come on Adam, last
year you were pointing at the fact that we used up the whole alphabet
naming storms, this year we are up to Helene, so why is that not considered
proof by you now?

Geo.

"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message
news:450d154b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> The Atlantic hurricanes have been suppressed by the start of el nino &
> those which have occurred have been kept off shore by the Bermuda high
> but on the west coast of Mexico...
>
>
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-09-16T
221008Z_01_N15440511_RTRUKOC_0_US-WEATHER-MEXICO.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNe
ws-9
>
> "CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Lane thrashed western
> Mexico on Saturday, threatening tens of thousands of people with flash
> floods after a rampage along the Pacific coast that killed a child.
>
> The storm, a dangerous Category 3 hurricane, slammed into a low-lying
> coastal area between the northwestern city of Culiacan and the tourist
> resort of Mazatlan.
>
> Rain fell in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa state, and shopkeepers rushed
> to tape up store windows to prevent them from shattering in winds that
> reached nearly 120 mph (195 mph) further down the coast.
>
> A Category 3 storm can cause extensive damage.
>
> "We are very worried because it is not only coming with high winds but
> with an impressive amount of rain," Culiacan's mayor, Aaron Irizar
> Lopez, told Mexican radio.
>
> He said between 40,000 and 50,000 people in Sinaloa who live near rivers
> and streams might be at risk. Many of the state's reservoirs were in
> danger of overflowing, he said.
>
> The storm had been expected to move up through the Sea of Cortez and
> make landfall farther north on Sunday but it swung suddenly to the east
> and crashed into the coastline.
>
> "It's not normal for a hurricane to hit here," said Jose
Lopez, 48, the
> manager of a Culiacan shoe store. "We've been preparing for it since 11
> in the morning, when we heard it was coming.""
>
> Last time it was Baja california etc. I wonder if San Diego & LA will
> get hit?
>
> Already we're seeing a "monsoon effect" wrt arizona, nevada
etc i.e. as
> the Western US heats up the mucho like inland Asia, it is dragging in
> wet sea air et voila monsoon rains. Who knows, global warming might turn
> Las Vegas into a swamp & make Arizona go green.
>
> It will be entertaining though if the US wakes up (post El nino) to
> violent hurricanes from NY to the rio grande in Texas & from San Diego
> to San Francisco.
>
> Adam

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