Sentinel Watch June 27, 2011 Issue

What’s in your weather forecast?

David Cornell

For many folks the weather seems crazy. Homes in Joplin, Missouri, and in other parts of the United States lie in shambles after a thrashing by powerful tornadoes that left hundreds dead and caused billions of dollars in damage. In addition towns and farms along the Mississippi River have been devastated beneath a “100-year flood”—a flood level that is predicted to occur every 100 years on average. And by the way, a hurricane season that’s predicted to be above average is just around the corner.

Elsewhere in the world the weather has also seemed out of balance. The prospects for the European wheat harvest are down because of drought, and in Russia drought and resulting forest fires are causing much concern.

Instant access to the news exacerbates the opinion that our weather is strange. Nevertheless, history shows that events like these, while they seem unusual at this moment, have occurred in the past.

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