Hurricanes Not Caused By Global Warming
The New York Times:
Because hurricanes form over warm ocean water, it is easy to assume that the recent rise in their number and ferocity is because of global warming.Reminds me of State of Fear, Michael Cricton's book from last winter. It is ficiton to be sure, but in it, he usues fact to demonstrate how much raw belief goes into global warming "theory."
But that is not the case, scientists say. Instead, the severity of hurricane seasons changes with cycles of temperatures of several decades in the Atlantic Ocean. The recent onslaught "is very much natural," said William M. Gray, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University who issues forecasts for the hurricane season.
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