The hurricane season has been rather quiet this year, especially in the Atlantic, so, of the course the Warmists are back to their “rare but stronger meme”
How Climate Change Is Creating A New Breed Of Hurricane
Climate change is warming our oceans, and that thermal energy is fueling stronger hurricanes.
A Category 3 hurricane is currently barrelling across the Pacific toward the Hawaiian islands. The storm, known as hurricane Lane, is expected to batter the Hawaiian islands with 120 mile-per-hour winds and enough rain to trigger flash floods and landslides. In both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, hurricanes are becoming more intense as a result of climate change. Hurricanes are fueled by warm water, which is becoming more widespread as greenhouse gasses continue to trap heat in the atmosphere.
Both hurricane strength and average sea surface temperature have increased significantly over the last century. Although hurricanes can be influenced by wind, humidity and other factors, the majority of scientists agree that warming oceans are the primary cause of the rise in hurricane strength.
Hurricanes form when evaporating sea water transfers thermal energy from the ocean’s surface to the upper atmosphere. The upward movement of warm, moist air creates a pressure vacuum that fuels strong circular winds. When that warm air reaches the atmosphere it condenses, forming storm clouds.
As climate change increases global sea surface temperatures, the strength of seasonal hurricanes is expected to increase. This means more catastrophic hurricanes may soon be on the
horizon.
Aaaaaaand, that’s it. That’s the whole argument for a “new breed of hurricane” at a website called “Inside Science.” First off, they can’t really prove that the current warming is mostly/solely caused by Mankind. Second, hurricanes are not becoming more intense. Third, the overall surface temperature has only gone up 1.5F since 1850. That’s not significant. Fourth, there’s no true way to know that sea temperatures and hurricane strength have increased significantly, because the further back you go in the 20th Century the fewer the data points. Prior to the satellite area, if no one saw it, it really didn’t exist, nor did the temps get measure all over.
Finally, these people are just fearmongering, because that’s what they do. Then they congratulate themselves for Being Brave in writing this, say How Proud They Are Of Themselves for speaking truth to power, then jump in their fossil fueled vehicles to go get a burger. And this was all brought on for writer Annie Roth because a hurricane was barreling towards Hawaii, something that seems to happen every 30 years or so.
