Very sad to see Irma and Maria making back to back landfalls at Cat 5.
The Caribbean is devastated.
We are not through the hurricane season yet. Yes we are just past the usual peak date (Sept 10) but there will be more storms before it's over. Maps of ocean surface temperature tell the tale... these temps just bump up the hurricanes to another level.
It looks like Maria may take a shot at us further up the track. So the bubble of Greenland meltwater (which we've been complaining about) could be a saving grace to cool her down a notch, as long as it's stronger than the warmth pushing the other way. Otherwise, well that patch of high surface temperature is extending quite far north.
We'll never see a cat 5 here. But honestly I don't even want to see another cat 1.