Here we go again
While concerns mount regarding Hurricane Gustav and its windy followers, reports in the scientific journal, Nature, noted in early September that future tropical storms will only get stronger as the oceans warm.
Quickly picked up by many news outlets, this story is attracting a lot of attention not only for its intriguing claims but also because it is part of an increasingly controversial topic – global warming.
A team of researchers, led by Professor James Elsner of Florida State University, studied satellite data from 1981 to 2006.
They found that while the sea surface temperature rose during the period, the wind speeds of the strongest storms were higher. The increase in stronger storms was greatest in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
As the oceans continue to warm, an increase in stronger storms such as Category Four and Category Five hurricanes will occur. According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, which can be found on the National Hurricane Center’s website, Category Four and Category Five hurricanes can have winds reaching over 131 mph.
Sigh.
Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding solutions for “society’s most urgent environmental problems,” states that oceans have been heating up since 1975.
Wasn’t 1975 around the time several news magazines said we were entering a new ice age? From a post I wrote early September
I wonder if they can explain the hurricanes during the cooler periods, such as the 1970 Bhola cyclone, which killed somewhere between 300,000 and 1 million in Bengladesh, and Typhoon Tip in 1979, which was one of the most powerful recorded storms ever. Notice that both of those were in the era around which several magazines said an new ice age was coming.
We also had Camille in 1969 and Allen in 1980. How about the Great Galveston hurricane of 1900? Typhoon Nancy in 1961 and Typhoon Ophelia in 1960? Nancy’s winds were originally measured up to 215 mph, which was overestimated, but, still pretty strong, and Ophelia traveled 8,500 miles, making it the longest tracked one ever.
But, good news! Latest science debunks Hurricanes and Global Warming Link. And the Canadian Free Press has lots of stories under that banner.
The Climahysterica need to learn to use Google. Much like The One should. Much like a group that is out there trying to “Save The Buckeyes!” should have
It’s not the best-researched global-warming theory, but it could be the most horrifying to certain fans of college football: Environmentalists said Friday that climate change might push the growing range of Ohio’s iconic buckeye tree out of the state, leaving it for archrival Michigan.
Save The Buckeye, a coalition of environmental activists and outdoor enthusiasts, has a billboard in Columbus warning about the fate of the buckeye tree, and backers plan to hold rallies during football tailgating events. They’re hoping to channel Ohio pride into environmental awareness and action.
Not the best researched. Much like most of the Climahysterics “theories.”
In fact, Aesculus glabra, the Ohio buckeye, has a large growing range. It exists in climates as warm as southern Texas, not far from the Mexican border. It is highly unlikely that global warming would exterminate it in Ohio.
Woops.
