‘Unprecedented’: Calm upper atmosphere behind Hurricane Dorian’s record stall out over Bahamas
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(Worthy News) – Powerful Hurricane Dorian has been going nowhere because nothing high up is making it budge.
It may sound strange when talking about a storm that once had 185 mph winds, but it’s actually been too calm high in the atmosphere. While this has been horrible for the Bahamas, where the storm’s pounding has been relentless, it may help spare Florida a bit, meteorologists said.
Usually the upper atmosphere’s winds push and pull hurricanes north or west or at least somewhere. They are so powerful that they dictate where these big storms go. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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