01-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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Doin fine
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Originally Posted by aico
Who is they? I was told that they COULD be worse, not that they WOULD be worse, see the difference there?
Hurricanes just don't appear because the water is warmer, but if the water is warmer and a hurricane does form, then it will make for a larger hurricane.
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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2634.htm
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"For the 2006 north Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA is predicting 13 to 16 named storms, with eight to 10 becoming hurricanes, of which four to six could become 'major' hurricanes of Category 3 strength or higher," added retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
Warmer ocean water combined with lower wind shear, weaker easterly trade winds, and a more favorable wind pattern in the mid-levels of the atmosphere are the factors that collectively will favor the development of storms in greater numbers and to greater intensity. Warm water is the energy source for storms while favorable wind patterns limit the wind shear that can tear apart a storm's building cloud structure.
This confluence of conditions in the ocean and atmosphere is strongly related to a climate pattern known as the multi-decadal signal, which has been in place since 1995. Since then, nine of the last 11 hurricane seasons have been above normal, with only two below-normal seasons during the El Niņo years of 1997 and 2002.
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Oh and here we go. This article blames global warming for the NORMAL hurricane season. My God these people are lame lol
http://www.ecoenquirer.com/normal-hurricane-season.htm
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST lmao!!!
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According to award-winning Harvard global warming researcher, Prof. Simon Ivorytower, global warming theory predicts increases in all kinds of weather. "Not only does global warming theory predict more storms, more droughts, more floods, it also predicts more normal weather as well. This is what makes global warming theory so powerful?it can explain anything", Prof. Ivorytower told ecoEnquirer.
Some non-scientists, and even some less-than-credible climate "scientists", have pointed out that global warming theory needs to be testable. They claim that blaming every hurricane or record temperature as "proof" of global warming, while ignoring other evidence that would not support the theory, is biased and unscientific.
"Well, of course ill-informed amateurs and charlatans would claim that", Prof. Ivorytower stated, with disdain in his voice. The professor disputed claims that his acceptance of monetary awards from the MacArthur Foundation and the Heinz Endowments, both having a history of funding left-leaning causes, has biased his opinions. "These charitable organizations obviously have no biases on the subject of global warming, as evidenced by the fact that they are not funded by "Big Oil"", Prof. Ivorytower said.
"Next time you experience near-normal weather, don't think we have been given a reprieve from global warming", the professor warned. "What you are witnessing is simply one more real-world example of our rapid downward spiral into climate chaos".
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