San Diego is waiting for the first hurricane in 160 years

Scientists call the water temperature in the ocean off the coast of San Diego a record - such high numbers have never been recorded before. It is possible that the first hurricane in 160 years will hit this region. Record high temperatures were first noted in early August during daily water tests that have been conducted at Scripps Pier in La Jolla since 1916.

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On Wednesday, August 1, the temperature of the water samples was 78,6 degrees Fahrenheit (about 26 Celsius). The researchers said that this never happened during the entire measurement period, writes NBC San Diego.

“Under these conditions, hurricanes that form in the southeast Pacific have a greater chance of moving north and potentially hitting us,” says Art Miller, head of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Section of Oceans and Atmospheres.

Miller adds that the chances of meeting the hurricane directly in San Diego are pretty low, but it can drift up from Baha-California because of the unusually warm ocean currents that will fuel it.

“As it moves further north, the hurricane has the potential to maintain its dynamic structure and produce precipitation,” the expert added.

A tropical storm can be categorized as a wind speed of 39-73 miles per hour (63-117 kilometers per hour). With a hurricane, the wind speed reaches 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour) and more.

Only one hurricane had previously been recorded in California, known as the San Diego Hurricane of 1858. But tropical storms have occurred more than once. For example, in 1976, Hurricane Kathleen reached the southern part of the county as a tropical storm, and a year later Hurricane Doreen brought the most severe tropical cyclone in more than 30 years, causing damage totaling more than $25 million.

“The Pacific Ocean has warmed significantly since 2014,” said Melissa Carter, a program analyst at Scripps Institution of Ocean Sciences. “In addition, there is a lot of warm water coming from the south.”

Miller said wetter, warmer weather could lead to a devastating El Niño weather pattern in 2018-2019, a phenomenon that occurs in the equatorial Pacific Ocean due to fluctuating surface water temperatures and greatly influences the climate of nearby continents.

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