33 STORMS!

Good morning, blog readers, from cloudy and mild (57 degrees) Wisconsin where, on my morning walk, I saw: 7 robins and heard “Barkie the dog” remind me I was not welcome in his neighborhood! Thank You, Jesus, for keeping me safe!

This headline, from The Washington Post, got my attention this morning: “Forecast group predicts busiest hurricane season on record with 33 storms!”

Dan Stillman reported: “A research team led by University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann is predicting the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will produce the most named storms on record, fueled by exceptionally warm ocean waters and an expected shift from El Nino to La Nina. The new forecast, issued Wednesday, calls for a range of 27 to 39 storms, with a best guess of 33. The most on record was 30 named storms in 2020.

The forecast is consistent with those recently released by Colorado State University and AccuWeather but is even more aggressive. “The unprecedented warmth in the tropical Atlantic right now – which we expect to persist through the hurricane season – is the dominant driving factor behind our prediction,” Mann said in an email. “While we don’t make a specific prediction for landfalling storms … an unusually active season in terms of basin-wide activity is likely to translate to an unusually active season in terms of landfalling storms.”

Stillman continued: “Ocean temperatures leaped into record-warm territory more than a year ago – linked to a combination of human-caused climate change and El Nino, and have remained there ever since, staying at a record high for 417 straight days.”

Now, keep in mind, all weather is ultimately controlled by God Himself, as we see in passages like Genesis 2:5, 6:17, 7:10-12 and Luke 21:25-26 which I have often quoted Jesus as saying, “and there will be signs in the sun, the moon and the stars and upon the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves.”

As I have said before, only God knows for sure what the weather will be like today, tomorrow or in the future. Yesterday, there were dozens of tornados across America’s heartland. So, stay tuned and expect the Lord to bring His judgment upon this world, country, even Israel and the Jewish people, most of whom have rejected Jesus as their Messiah and Savior. What about you? Have you agreed with God you are a sinner who needs a Savior Who is Jesus (Romans 3:23, 24) and believed He died on a cross for your sins, was buried and raised from the dead (I Corinthians 15:1-4) to forgive all your sins and give you eternal life (John 3:16)? If so, you are on your way to heaven for eternity. If not, you are on your way to hell for eternity. Praying I’ll see you in heaven. Love, Doug (4/28/24) P.S. And, remember to watch, wait, work, witness for, walk with and worship Jesus until He comes.