As to why a hurricane can survive that far north on the Atlantic
Seaboard, while the Pacific Northwest, at about similar
latitudes, has never had a hurricane, it all has to do with
ocean temperatures. The Atlantic Ocean has a warm current that
runs along the East Coast and keeps summer and fall ocean
temperatures much warmer than the Pacific coast, which has much
colder temperatures in the 55-60 range. Here is the entire
article, written by AP writer David Sharp. ----- MACHIAS, Maine
(AP) - It threatened to be the first hurricane in 17 years to
make landfall in Maine. Instead, Kyle delivered little more than
a glancing blow equivalent to that of a classic nor'easter.
Heavy rain pounded the nation's northeastern tip Sunday night as
residents accustomed to winter blizzards hunkered down while the
weakening storm moved through the Gulf of Maine and into the
Canadian Maritimes. Maine emergency responders braced for wind
gusts as high as 60 mph and waves up to 20 feet, but the
Category 1 hurricane took a turn to t