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But all the papers fail to explain how a storm qualifies as a hurricane (once its top sustained winds pass 74 mph) as well as the quaint method by which tropical storms and hurricanes are named (an alphabetical system that starts over each year with a name beginning with "A" and is planned years in advance, so that we already know that the first such storm of 2002 in the Atlantic region will be called Arthur, the second Bertha, and the eighth Hortense).
Anyhow, I have an impolitic question: Have any of the big disasters we've been serially warned about for the last 20 years (multiple hurricanes, one or two comets, mobs of starving children post-welfare-reform, etc.) actually occurred in New York?
The bridge requires continual maintenance because storms, hurricanes, high winds, and heavy seas take a constant toll; in turbulent weather the Atlantic rises in great waves pushing towards the still, calm Caribbean.
Californian hurricanes, African drought, destruction of Pacific fish and seabird populations, floods in South America, etc. (For more weather hype, see Slate's "Assessment" of El Niño.)
Occasional hurricanes can spoil the idyllic climate and contribute to this “laid back” attitude: Jamaicans are aware that circumstances can suddenly alter dramatically and yet life will always carry on.