Storms

Another storm is upon us this weekend. Is it just me, being amped up by media reports of predicted increased intensity of storm to afflict us due to global climate change, or are we already getting more frequent stronger storms?

It was only the end of August we got hammered by a windstorm similar in intensity to that experienced in December of 2006 when a large swath of trees were toppled by winds in Stanley Park. Just this past week this most recent wind event was reported to have cost the Metro Vancouver region $25 million in damages and clean-up costs.

This weekend we’re lucky to have missed the most intense portion of this storm, the tail end of a hurricane that developed close to Hawaii. The main impact is reported to be farther north, affecting the north part of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwai. On the plus side, it sure is warm. I’m wearing shorts and a t-shirt today and it’s a third of the way into October!

And not to forget, we’ve had both of these storms after the hottest, longest summer in many years.