1. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2O10 ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORM SEASON NOVEMBER 30 th WAS THE LAST DAY OF WHAT IS NOW A SEASON TIED WITH 1995 AS THE 2 ND MOST ACTIVE SEASON IN HISTORY Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. 2010—A BUSY SEASON FOR THE ATLANTIC BASIN

3. HURRICANE TOMAS WAS THE LAST STORM OF THE 2010 SEASON

4. The most active hurricane season in the past 40 years— with 28 storms-- occurred in 2005, forcing the National Hurricane center to use six letters from the Greek alphabet for names...

5. By Sept 26 th, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, had produced 13 named storms, four more than in 2009 and four more than the average number for a typical season.

6. Four major storms formed in 20 days, the fastest that four Category 4 hurricanes have ever formed, beating the previous record of 24 days set during the1999 season.

7. The reason: The Atlantic basin has been registering record high temperatures since March, according to U.S. archives.

8. By Oct 30 th, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, had produced 19 named storms, including 12 hurricanes, with one month left in the season.

9. Miraculously, none of 2010’s storms made landfall in the USA.

10. ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010 Alex (H) June 21 Bonnie July 27 Colin Aug 3 Danielle (H) Aug 21 Earl (H) Aug.29 Fiona Aug 30

11. ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010 Gaston Sept 1 Hermine Sept 6 Igor (H) Sept 8 Julia (H) Sept 12 Karl (H) Sept 14 Lisa (H) Sept 20 Matthew Sept 24

12. ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010 Nicole Sept 29 Otto (H) Oct 6 Paula (H) OCT 11 Richard (H) Oct 21

13. ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010 Shary (H) Oct 27 Tomas (H) Oct 29 Virginie Nov 21? (Never formed) Walter (Never formed)

14. ALEX STARTED AS A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN: JUNE 20

15. --- AND ENDED AS A HURRICANE MAKING LANDFALLS IN BELIZE & MEXICO:JUNE 30

16. TROPICAL STORM ALEX: LANDFALL AT BELIZE; JUNE 26

17. FORECAST OF LANDFALL FOR HURRICANE ALEX

18. TROPICAL STORM COLIN: FORMS ON WED, AUGUST 3

19. FORECAST FOR TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE

20. DANIELLE, EARL AND FRANK: AUG 29

21. 25/08/2010S.MORA21

22. EARL APPROACHING CARIBBEAN: AUGUST 25

23. HURRICANE EARL BECAME A CAT 4 STORM A SECOND TIME AS IT HEADED TOWARDS THE EAST COAST OF USA WIND BANDS EXTENDED 200 MI FROM EYE AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

24. FLOODING: ST JOHNS, ANTIGUA

25. AUGUST 31: CLOSE, BUT NO LANDFALL IN USA FOR EARL

26. HURRICANE EARL’S FORECAST: SEPT 1

27. 5,000 EVACUATED NORTH CAROLINA’S OUTER BANKS: SEPT 1

28. TROPICAL STORM GASTON JOINED EARL AND FIONA: SEPT 1

29. TROPICAL STORM HERMINE: A RAINMAKER; SEPT 6, 2010

30. TROPICAL STORM IGOR: SEPT 8, 2010

31. ,” The power of Igor and Julia, two Cat 4 hurricanes moving simultaneously through the Atlantic, was an indication of how warm the Atlantic was.

32. A RARE PHENOMENON: THREE ACTIVE HURRICANES ON SEPT 17

33. HURRICANES IGOR AND JULIA AND TS KARL: SEPT 15, 2010

34. HURRICANE IGOR APPROACHING BERMUDA: SEPT 16, 2010

35. PRECURSORS OF A CAT 2 HURRICANE IGOR: BERMUDA; SEPT 18

36. PREPARING FOR EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IGOR: BERMUDA; SEPT 18

37. Bermuda, which is smaller than Igor’s “eye,” dodged a bullet, because Igor, a huge storm, weakened to a CAT 1 storm as it approached and did not make landfall on Bermuda.

38. Buildings performed well because Bermuda's building codes specify that homes must be built with walls at least 20 cm (8 in) thick, and able to withstand 150 mph (241 kph) gusts and sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph).

39. BERMUDA EXPERIENCED GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN: SEPT 19-20

40. A CAT 1 IGOR LEAVES BERMUDA; HEADS TOWARDS ATLANTIC CANADA: SEPT 20

41. Karl made landfall twice: first on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico as a strong tropical storm, and second near Veracruz, Veracruz State, on the central Mexican Gulf coast, as a major hurricane.

42. Tropical storm Karl became a Cat 1 hurricane on September 16th.

43. KARL: 165 KM FROM VERACRUZ; SEPTEMBER 17

44. TROPICAL STORM KARL: SEPT 14-17, 2010

45. HURRICANE KARL: LANDFALL NEAR VERACRUZ, SEPT 18, 2010

46. It was not the best time for a “rainmaker” like Karl to make landfall near Veracruz, because rain had been falling in the Veracruz area since mid-August.

47. Karl dumped 8 more inches (21.5 cm) of rain in Veracruz within 90 minutes, 31.4 cm in the nearby mountains, causing landslides, and 25.4 cm across the central and southern Gulf coast region before drenching Mexico City.

48. FLOODING FROM KARL: NORTH OF VERACRUZ; SEPT 18

49. FLOODING IN ANTIGUA: 35 KM FROM VERACRUZ; SEPT 17

50. Karl caused widespread damage in Veracruz: knocking down hundreds of trees, billboards, and power poles, leaving 80 % of the city without electricity, and upending cars.