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To: epicure who wrote (20067)	5/31/2006 10:44:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541355

Hurricanes derive their strength from the heat of the ocean. That's true. Hurricanes lose strength by passing over colder water. That's true. Hurricanes lose strength by passing over land. That's true. Hurricanes gain strength passing into areas of low pressure. That's true. Hurricanes lose strength passing into areas of high pressure. That's true. El Nino causes fewer hurricanes and La Nina causes more hurricanes. That's true. All of the above is true. But it's not true that the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina was because it was an unusually strong storm due to global warming. It's not even arguable.

To: epicure who wrote (20067)	6/1/2006 6:53:17 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541355

I've seen a graph that shows for every degree of ocean warming, there is "X" degree greater intensity for hurricanes That's true, but it misses the point. Katrina was a disaster because it hit at a particularly bad place, the residents weren't prepared, and there were technology failures, not because it was an especially bad storm when it hit. Global warming may have contributed to the formation of the storm but to claim it as a salient factor in the disaster that was NO is over the top. It was a disaster due to human error. I saw on TV this morning that NO is sinking an inch a year, faster than previously estimated. NO is not a good place for a city unless it wants to emulate Venice.