[meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming

[Chris Peterson]

A recent paper in Science looked at this issue. The analysis suggested that 
hurricane frequency does not appear to be strongly coupled to sea surface 
temperature, or to other components of global warming. Hurricane frequency 
appears to follow its own multi-decadal cycle and has been doing so for a 
long time. However, hurricane intensity is strongly coupled to high sea 
surface temperature, which is one of the primary results of global warming. 
The conclusion was that we can expect much more damaging hurricanes over the 
next century or more (depending on long term warming trends), even though 
the frequency will probably start to drop again in the next 10-15 years. 
Overall, not very encouraging for those living in hurricane prone areas.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manoj Pai" <manojpai at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming


> The August 2005 issue of National Geographic Magazine
> featured an article on Hurricane Warnings. The article
> pointed out that the increase of hurricane freqency
> and resultant damages were due to the rapid rise in
> ocean temperature.