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Does anyone have any idea if the hurricanes will eventually hit the U.S. West Coast? Will climate change change the climate so much that the West Coast will eve
by WheelsAtLarge 2y ago
Does anyone have any idea if the hurricanes will eventually hit the U.S. West Coast? Will climate change change the climate so much that the West Coast will eventually see hurricanes?
- mistrial9 2y agothe Tropical Tidbits video linked here suggests that there will be lower than normal cyclone activity in Pacific band from S. California westward, due to cool waters
- ungawatkt 2y agoLow risk, but never say never. Hilary in 2023 caused a bunch of flooding in SoCal and the NHC sent out a tropical storm warning, but with the California Current keeping the water cold along the west coast there's a pretty big barrier in the way, plus the winds blow away from the coast on average in that region. Hilary is a good example: it was a Cat 4 until it hit the cold water, landed as a Tropical Storm, and lost steam fairly quickly as an organized system (though still had impact via rainfall). Storms might start stronger and get further north, but I don't think it's high on the list of risks.