The Southern Hemisphere cyclone season is starting to pick up. We had a Category 4 (Hondo) in the South Indian ocean last week, and this week, we have twin storms (Ivan and Nicholas) aiming at Madagascar and northwestern Australia, respectively.
I've taken the liberty of blogging on all this over at The Daily Green. More analysis there, but for now I'll leave you with the latest track map for Cyclone Nicholas, which doesn't look good...
P.S.: Why the hell did anyone dare to name another storm Ivan ever again? That's just looking for trouble...
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Here are some pretty staggering factoids I recently compiled. For the Atlantic:
* 8 Cat 5 hurricanes in last 10 years (Mitch, Isabel, Ivan, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Dean)
* 7 Cat 5 hurricanes in last 5 years (Isabel, Ivan, Emily, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Dean)
Events
1959 - The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
Births
If you're reading a science story today, chances are you're going to see the name Australopithecus sediba in it.
tags: Lepidodactylus buleli, new species discovered,