We've already had three Category 5 Storms this season (actually it's now four as Hurricane Emily has been upgraded to 5 in a review of the season so far) which is the most in a single year on record. The amount of storms has also been a record-breaker and, analysists say, may continue for a little while yet. Plus Spain was hit by its first known tropical cyclone this year!
Let us hope that Mother Earth is not starting to set a trend with this.....
Hurricane Season Refuses To Blow Over (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8388&feedId=online-news_rss20) (NewScientist.Com; Tuesday 29th November 2005)