Haiyan Update
For the record: Haiyan was the *seventh* strongest recorded typhoon to hit the Philippines, which have been hit 58 times by super typhoons.
For the record: Haiyan was the seventh-strongest recorded typhoon to hit the Philippines, which has been struck 58 times by super typhoons.
Here is a great link showing the facts and the rankings regarding hits on the Philippines.
It also shows that, contrary to what the Climate Ambulance Chasers are saying, landfalls have decreased.
By the way, Sunday’s tornado outbreak was likely the fifth-largest for November. Autumn is the second tornado season and it correlates most strongly with a warm AMO – the cycle we are in now!
Joe Bastardi is chief forecaster at WeatherBELL Analytics, a meteorological consulting firm.
