First Day of What's Expected to be Busy Hurricane Season is June 1
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Memorial Day marks the first day of "summer" in the U.S., but hurricane season starts on June 1-- and it's expected to be a doozie.

Colorado State University forecasters William Gray and Phil Klotzbach released a report last month predicting 15 named storms and eight major storms (ones that would be rated Category 3 -- with at least 111-mph winds -- or higher). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center released its outlook on Thursday, giving a prediction of 14-23 named storms, 8-14 hurricanes and 3-7 major hurricanes:
"NOAA's 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for an 85% chance of an above normal season. The outlook indicates only a 10% chance of a near-normal season and a 5% chance of a below-normal season."

There's an outstanding crisis that could make hurricane season in the U.S. even more of a mess: the still-gushing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. From the New York Times:

"If a hurricane rolled over the spill, the winds and storm surges could disperse the oil over a wider area and push it far inland, damaging the fragile marshlands.

'It would very definitely turn an environmental disaster into an unprecedented environmental catastrophe,' said Brian D. McNoldy, a tropical storms researcher at Colorado State University.

Specific predictions are impossible to make because the effects would depend on the path, strength and speed of a hurricane, as well as the size and location of the oil spill when the storm arrived. Because of the counterclockwise rotation of hurricane winds, a storm passing to the west of the slick would tend to push the oil to the coast, while a storm passing to the east would drive the oil away from land.

The winds churn water down only a few hundred feet, so a hurricane would probably not have a major effect on the large plumes of oil believed to be accumulating deep underwater."

Reflection
We just celebrated Pentecost,
By reflecting on the breath of the Holy Spirit filling us and sanctifying our breath and
Giving energy to our risen life.
We probably had not thought about the breath of the Spirit
In terms of hurricane winds
But we might want to reflect on the fact that everything in life tell us about God.
As we think about hurricanes,
We might reflect on the power of those winds
And have a better perception of what the power of the Spirit can do in our lives-
Not for desolation and destruction,
But for goodness and all the fruits of the Holy Spirit.crsr