The third Atlantic storm this year was officially named today. Tropical Storm Chantal formed between Bermuda and Massachusetts. Chantal is not expected to affect the United States, but will bring heavy rain to Canada.
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Greg Davenport is considered one of the best global survival experts, with over 20 years of experience teaching outdoor survival skills to students from around the world. Greg has written six books on his approach to outdoor safety and survival techniques. Many of these books are used by colleges that teach outdoor survival programs. The Survival Corner from Greg Davenport features short editorial stories, video clips of outdoor and primitive adventure, and survival pearls (short tips).
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The increase in storms and hurricanes in recent years is not just coincidence. Apparently, the number of tropical storms in the Atlantic alone have doubled in the past 100 years. The findings, published by Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, showed that the increases coincided with rising sea surface temperature, largely the byproduct of human-induced climate warming. From 1995 to 2005, the average was 15 tropical storms and eight hurricanes annually. 2006 was a relatively mild year, with only 10 tropical storms.
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Heavy, unseasonal rains brought flooding to large areas in England and Wales over last weekend and continuing this week. The crisis has highlighted the lack of preparedness both from the people and from the local councils and government.
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