06-13-2007, 05:49 AM
What I havent noticed much in all the "its hurricane" season whoopla is that Mauna Kea and Mauna Kea do "protect" us by disrupting the air currents that precede the cyclone or hurricane. (any one see the lenticular clouds the other day?http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image...1126.html )
Yes we have our hurricane kit ready every year and my SO is probably the only one who wants it to hit us so he can see if one house he built withstands it (ha ha - not really serious folks!!)!
Historically the winds are disrupted and channel the hurricanes north into colder water where they dissipate or south around South Point where they pick up steam in the warmer water and slam into Kauai. There is a reason besides height that the observatories are on top of Mauna Kea (and that is air currents!)
Our chances of being inundated by lava are much higher than the East side being hit directly on by a hurricane. That said, even a glancing blow has devasting effects with leading edge wave heights and rain. The NOAA scientists are telling us it is an El Nino period but typically the hurricane rate is much smaller during those years (prediction was for 2-3 named hurricanes this year). So.... is it El Nino? or are the hurricanes going to be worse? Or do they really have any clue? (see global warming VS global dimming!)
Edited by - kapohocat on 06/13/2007 10:05:23
Yes we have our hurricane kit ready every year and my SO is probably the only one who wants it to hit us so he can see if one house he built withstands it (ha ha - not really serious folks!!)!
Historically the winds are disrupted and channel the hurricanes north into colder water where they dissipate or south around South Point where they pick up steam in the warmer water and slam into Kauai. There is a reason besides height that the observatories are on top of Mauna Kea (and that is air currents!)
Our chances of being inundated by lava are much higher than the East side being hit directly on by a hurricane. That said, even a glancing blow has devasting effects with leading edge wave heights and rain. The NOAA scientists are telling us it is an El Nino period but typically the hurricane rate is much smaller during those years (prediction was for 2-3 named hurricanes this year). So.... is it El Nino? or are the hurricanes going to be worse? Or do they really have any clue? (see global warming VS global dimming!)
Edited by - kapohocat on 06/13/2007 10:05:23