Comments on: Matthew Is a Tropical Storm

By: Tyler Henderson

Tyler Henderson — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:05:19 +0000

At what point does a tropical storm become a hurricane?

By: Alexander Henderson

Alexander Henderson — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:58:50 +0000

Where did the storm originally start? How far did it travel?

By: Ryan Turner

Ryan Turner — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:46:20 +0000

How much damage would these storms cause if they were to hit land? Africa? Not too severe from what it sounds.

By: tproulx

tproulx — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:59:04 +0000

Matthew waterlogged coffee and sugar farms in Guatemala on Saturday. The storm wasn’t as forceful as it came in from the Gulf of Honduras, winds decreased to near 35 mph Saturday afternoon, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center isn’t sure the danger is over. If Matthew keeps steady rain, farmers could face the problem of coffee and sugar plants not being ready to harvest. Sugar losses could be serious due to sugar fields being flooded, and coffee trees could face diseases and fungus from too much water.