Weather Quiz

Why is the water off the SE Coast of the U.S. significantly warmer in the summer than the water off the U.S. West Coast?

A.    Local ocean currents
B.    Faulty thermometers
C.    Climate change
D.    More hurricanes on the east coast during the summer and fall

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Answer to question from September 18:

Hurricane Isabel was a Category 2 at its time of landfall in North Carolina.  The name Isabel was subsequently retired by the World Meteorological Organization because of the significant damage it caused.  There will never been another storm named “Isabel.”