[lit-ideas] Re: Time - Global Warming Pro's and Con's
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:31:37 -0400
We can do it your way, not a problem. Just for the record, your other link
says maybe there is global warming. Excepting:
The most recent study on the issue, published this month in the journal
Science, found that while the incidence of hurricanes and tropical storms has
remained roughly constant over the last 30 years, there has been a rise in the
number of intense hurricanes with wind speeds above 211km/h (131mph).
The leader of that research project, Dr Peter Webster, believes there may be a
link to climate change.
"What I think we can say is that the increase in intensity is probably
accounted for by the increase in sea-surface temperature," he told the BBC News
website, "and I think probably the sea-surface temperature increase is a
manifestation of global warming."
Personally, I don't see why people object so vehemently to cleaning up their
own air and water even without global warming. It's everybody's planet, or so
one would like to think. BTW, the Time article says that climate (not weather,
but climate) can change on a dime, in as little as three years. That's news to
me. It also says the frequency of hurricanes hasn't changed, but the intensity
is on the rise from the warmer gulf waters, echoed by the BBC. Pointing to
1900 and 1935 doesn't change that.
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Stone
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 9/26/2005 10:20:49 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Time - Global Warming Pro's and Con's
At 10:06 AM 9/26/2005, you wrote:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1109337-1,00.html
How do the "global warming" warming alarmists explain the last 100 years of
hurricanes? Massive destruction of Galveston in 1900? How about 1933, when
there were 21 hurricanes and TSs? How about almost the exact same pattern as
the "Katrina" storm in 1957 with Audrey. Storm surge went 25 miles inland on
that occasion. EVERYone remembers Camille in 1969. 1983, Galveston got it again
when Alicia smashed them hard. Who can forget Andrew in 1992. How about 1995,
when there were ONLY 3 hurricanes. How is THAT explained through this "global
warming" scenario? Even MORE recently, not a single land hit in 2000's season.
The existence of this hurricane evidence of one thing: 2005 is like any other
year in the Caribbean area -- there are hurricanes and some wreak havoc. It's
actually quite inevitable and has been for hundreds of years. The "global
warming" theory holds significantly less water than New Orleans. What really
kills me is the media blitz for the last week and then the dis
appointment shown in stupid headlines such as "Rita fails to deliver
devastation". Is this where we have arrived?
For an 'other' look, see:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4276242.stm
Paul
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Paul Stone
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Kingsville, ON, Canada
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