Train Train Train...

And so begins the season when storms begin to boil off of Cape Verde, Africa (bottom right of image). This train of thunderstorms is too young to predict, but this is what we start to see in Mid-August. This type of activity is what brought us a hurricane roughly every two weeks last year beginning with Charley on August 13 (Friday!). Here at home, the Gulf waters are a warm, hurricane-fueling 90 degrees.

This morning television pundits pretending to be scientists were arguing whether global warming fuels the fierce hurricane seasons we've seen of late or whether it's a cyclical phenomenon, or maybe we just notice it more because there are more people now, or...or...or. (Hey! Maybe the sky is really made of marshmallow pudding!) I'm not a climatologist, so I have no opinion as to the cause. I have suspicions, but no valid opinions that are based on fact not feeling. I just wish they would stop arguing from their political and paid points of view and do some real science that we can act upon before this petri dish we call a planet implodes. I mean, people, let's try getting to the truth instead of serving our own self interests. Did I say that out loud? Hahahaha. Oh...whew...I crack me up.

Meanwhile, Tropical Depression #8 looks set to hassle Bermuda and its environs. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Bermuda and the NHC is watching the system for further development. As will I...