August 22, 2009
1800 gmt
Atlantic Ocean Satellite Image (click here for 18 hour loop)
August 22, 2009
1730z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop)
I hope all those that 'cared' to notice did so with an open mind. I am 'dead serious' about the issue of 'surface water vapor.' Hurricane Bill is a 'case in point' to realize where storms are not finding 'water vapor' at Earth's surface to power their velocities.
The 2009 hurricane season is worse than 2007. The 'hurricane season' now extends into December and January, but, the most severe storms don't occur after the first week to ten days of September. There is a small window of time for 2009 to still propagate a strong storm, but, the Atlantic Ocean Satellite at the top of the entry doesn't show much promise of that.
Earth has become so limited in its moisture availability, the Intertropical Convergence Zone is the one place where there is still enough water vapor to 'power up' these vital storms. Realizing that also brings to the forefront the reality the tropics are drying up. To say we need a Climate Policy is understating the emergency this planet is facing. We not only need a Climate policy, we need it now !
