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Rich Johnson
Member since 22nd July 2008
Occupation: Meteorologist Rich is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist with 25 years of weather forecasting and television experience. His expertise is in tropical meteorology forecasting hurricanes. His website TropicalWeather.net is dedicated to helping travelers cope with tropical weather.
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03rd December 2008
Hawaii is an archipelago that makes up hundreds of islands that that stretch over 1500 miles. The climate of Hawaii is surprisingly complex. The Hawaiian Islands lie in the tropics, but because of high volcanic mountains, the weather can be quite varied...
03rd December 2008
Jamaica is a popular tourist destination with travelers visiting, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and many private resorts locations. Jamaica is a mountainous country with some peaks above 7500 feet. Rainfall may approach 200 inches in a year. Most res...
02nd December 2008
Florida Weather Overview
The state of Florida has a duel climate weather regime. The northern part of the state experiences all four seasons and the central and southern parts more of a wet – dry season with mild temperatures. Hurricanes are...
01st December 2008
The Turks and Caicos are a group of about 40 islands and cays which is an extension of the archipelago that makes up The Bahamas Islands. The Turks and Caicos are north of Hispaniola in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Turks and Caicos are occasionally affecte...
01st December 2008
The Bahamas are an archipelago southeast of Florida and northeast of Cuba. It comprises about 700 islands and many more islets. Of the vast number of islands, only about 30-40 are inhabited. The geography of The Bahamas is mostly quite flat with only a...
24th November 2008
Bermuda is not actually one island, but several that are part of a coral reef. Bermuda is rather small, occupying only 20 square miles. It is located in the North Atlantic Ocean about 750 miles east of the Southeastern United States. The ocean waters m...
18th November 2008
Paloma began as a weak low level spin in the southwest Caribbean Sea on the tail end of the monsoon trough. After several days, it began to organize. The low was officially classified as a tropical depression on November 5, just east of Nicaragua and Ho...
30th October 2008
Carnival and Royal Caribbean are two popular cruise lines that have strong followings. Some cruise aficionados refuse to sail on one or the other. Are there any major differences between them? Explore which cruise may fit your needs the best. For ou...
29th October 2008
When planning your next cruise, how do you choose a cruise line? There are many to pick from – Carvnival, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, and Royal Caribbean to name a few. Are some better than others? Here are some distinguish...
29th October 2008
When planning your next cruise, how do you choose a cruise line? There are many to pick from – Carvnival, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, and Royal Caribbean to name a few. Are some better than others? Here are some distinguish...
27th October 2008
Here are a few items to pack before heading on your next cruise to the Caribbean, Bermuda, the Bahamas, or Mexico.
1. Ambient Noise Maker It’s possible that the guests next door may keep you up longer than you would like to stay up. ...
23rd October 2008
Pre-conditions for hurricanes
Several atmospheric ingredients must come together for a hurricane to form. There are perhaps seven atmospheric conditions which, if met, could cause a hurricane to form. A pre-existing disturbance, warm ocean wat...
02nd October 2008
Hurricanes usually form in the summer or early autumn when several key atmospheric ingredients come together. Contrary to common belief, many factors other than warm ocean water cause hurricanes to form. In fact, the water is always warm enough in the d...
24th September 2008
When planning a vacation, if you are heading to a tropical climate it would be a good idea to know when and where hurricanes occur. Hurricanes and more generically, tropical cyclones occur in seven distinct basins around the world. Some hurricanes formati...
18th September 2008
Ike forms in the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Ike began as a tropical wave off of the coast of Africa around August 29th, 2008. A few days later, by September 1 it had developed into the 9th tropical depression of the
Hurricane season and was classi...
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