06-06-2013, 08:05 AM
Hurricanes routinely DO hit mountainous islands in the tropics (even other island mountains that have orographic lifting like ours...cloud tops on hurricanes far exceed our paltry mountains...usually they rise 10-15KM above sea level, vs our tallest mountain, under 4.5km above sea level)
More probably it is the OCEAN TEMPS that stalls them here, as higher ocean temps are the power source for cyclonic ocean storms.... and the ocean temps are more ....ummm....moderated at this island, even compared with our northern brethern isles...as most swimmers here will attest ;~) thanks, in part to the currents around this island & the steep slopes (under water) of this very new island
More probably it is the OCEAN TEMPS that stalls them here, as higher ocean temps are the power source for cyclonic ocean storms.... and the ocean temps are more ....ummm....moderated at this island, even compared with our northern brethern isles...as most swimmers here will attest ;~) thanks, in part to the currents around this island & the steep slopes (under water) of this very new island