Making waves – Meteotsunamis.
A meteotsunami, also called meteorological tsunami, is a relatively new phenomenon akin to rogue or freak waves.
All eyes on the Atlantic, but look out for the Mediterranean.
These are busy times for ship routing companies. With attention focused on an above average, record smashing 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season the Mediterranean is now making an appearance with its own “cyclone” in the Ionian Sea over the next few days. Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, often referred to as “medicanes” or “Mediterranean cyclones” are storms with subtropical and …
All eyes on the Atlantic, but look out for the Mediterranean.
Record breaking hurricane season goes Greek.
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season continues to set new records. It is certain the Greek Alphabet will come in to play very shortly for only the second time on record.
When the equatorial climate is not so equitable.
The most common destructive weather event throughout the seasons in the SOMS are Sumatra Squalls or ‘Sumatras’ which can bring wind gusts to 60 knots, extremely heavy rainfall and can last up to 20 hours.
Weathering challenges to competence in changing times.
What skills will be present in the operations centre in 2050? Is shipping facing a crisis in competence in a rapidly changing technology landscape?
“Winter is coming”, but it is mid-season for hurricanes in the tropical Atlantic.
September brings the start of the Autumn for the NE Atlantic/NW Europe region but it is mid-hurricane season in the tropical Atlantic.
Atlantic hurricane season records continue to tumble.
As the Atlantic hurricane season moves in to peak season 2020 continues to break records.
Atlantic hurricane season hots up.
Update on what could be a record number of hurricanes during the 2020 season from Fleetweather.
NW Pacific typhoon season – quiet start and forecast complexity.
It is not unusual for June to be a quiet start to the typhoon season, but things have remained that way in early July. The historical average number of systems through to the end June is 4-5. So far this year there have only been 2. There has been a decreasing trend in the first …
NW Pacific typhoon season – quiet start and forecast complexity.
Atlantic hurricane season setting new records in new ways.
Hurricane season still quiet so far, but new records being set in unusual places and sea temperatures are rising.
