Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Florida sets record: 10 years without a hurricane

Hurricane Joaquin’s powerful winds left heavy damage across parts of the Bahamas, including this house at Pittstown Point landing on Crooked Island.

For the 10th year running, Florida dodged a hurricane, setting a new record, while the rest of the eastern seaboard escaped a hit by a major hurricane. It helped that the 2015 season — four hurricanes, a depression and seven tropical storms, including one that triggered a state of emergency across Florida — largely followed the preseason playbook that called for fewer storms thanks to a powerful El NiƱo weather pattern heating up the Pacific.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article46942700.html#storylink=cpy
BY JENNY STALETOVICH

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