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Message To Cancun : Stop Those Hurricanes

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It has been 806 days since any hurricane made landfall on the US, and 6,670 days since a category 5 hurricane made landfall.

But it hasn’t always been like that. In 1886, seven hurricanes struck the US – including two major hurricanes. CO2 was 293 ppm at the time.

Year	Month	States Affected 	Highest Saffir-		
		and Category by 	Simpson U.S.		
		States			 Category 			
 
1886	Jun	TX, N2; LA, 2			2		
1886	Jun	FL, NW2; I-GA, 1		2		
1886	Jun	FL, NW2; I-GA, 1		2		
1886	Jul	FL, NW1				1		
1886	Aug	TX, C4				4		
1886	Sep   #	TX, S1, C1			1		
1886	Oct	LA, 3; TX, N2			3		

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist18512009.txt

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