Global Warming & More Hurricanes, another Tree Hugger Fantasy

[mopaul]

http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~tk/glob_warm_hurr.html

The strongest hurricanes in the present climate may be upstaged by even more intense hurricanes over the next century as the earth's climate is warmed by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Most hurricanes do not reach their maximum potential intensity before weakening over land or cooler ocean regions. However, those storms that do approach their upper-limit intensity are expected to be slightly stronger -- and have more rainfall -- in the warmer climate due to the higher sea surface temperatures. And more recent work with more comprehensive models incorporating hurricane-generated "cool SST wakes" continue to support these conclusions.



rush limburger says there ain't no such thing as global warming. yet he continues to spew hot obnoxious gases across the skys every day.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Didn't you hear about the saying

Man succeeds in spite of nature, not because of it?

Freeps look at the world as something to make money from and exploit.
They figure that a change could mean a potential avenue to sell something to somebody, global warming?, more air conditioners! Hurricanes? Building materials! Air pollution? Oxygen tanks!

[porphyrian]

2. There you go again...

...trying to use factual evidence and supportable theory to avoid accepting propaganda from pundit Authorities. Obviously, you're a goddamn liberal and not a Patriotic Good Consumer! ;)

[iamjoy]

3. Well, I'll Be....

And for weeks even the hurricane "experts" have been dismissing global warming as the cause of more frequent and intense hurricanes, saying it was just part of a natural cycle. After all, there were 21 tropical storms/hurricanes in 1933 while the most active in "recent" times is 19 storms in 1995. And the storm to hit Key West Labor Day of 1935 is still the most powerful on record.

One thing I have noticed this season that I thought was odd...Previously I was under the impression that typically the storms strengthened and got smaller at the same time (the meteorologists compared it to a figure skater bringing his/her arms close to his/her body) but this season, we have had some very large (twice the size of Andrew) major storms. But I haven't heard them talking about how unusual that is...:shrug:

[knowbody0]

4. mother earth is pissed

and she will win.

[mopaul]

5. the bacteria on her surface will be cleansed

by mother earth's natural defensive system.

[Junkdrawer]

6. Tropics warmer than normal - Canada colder than normal...

Sounds to me like the slowdown of the ocean currents may have begun...



http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/abruptclimate_mcmanus_pr.html

[crickets]

7. Very possible

I've seen some information on that recently and wondered. Scary thought.