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To: steve harris who wrote (313564)	12/2/2006 7:01:34 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574683

I think half the data questions in the models are, 'can I get more grant money from this bull shit'

To: steve harris who wrote (313564)	12/2/2006 7:21:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574683

"Although the Atlantic was quieter this year than last, the rest of the world's oceans were more active than normal, said Judith Curry, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Worldwide, just as many major hurricanes were spawned this year as last, she said. One of those, Typhoon Durian, slammed the Philippines with 140 mph winds on Thursday." Quiet hurricane season stirs debate about threat from global warming By Ken Kaye South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted December 1 2006 After such a pleasant hurricane season, it might seem global warming is highly overrated. Considering this year saw about a third of last year's tropical activity in the Atlantic, it's harder to buy the argument that global warming is whipping up more intense storms, some atmospheric scientists say. Five hurricanes developed in the six-month storm season that ended Thursday, compared with 15 in 2005. One expert called the past season a "comeuppance" for those who say global warming was responsible for the likes of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, all of which reached monstrous Category 5 strength last year. The strongest hurricanes this year: Category 3 Gordon and Helene. "There was a lot of hype with this," said Frank Marks, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division in Miami. "But there's no direct connect between the warming of the Earth and hurricanes." Yet, global warming advocates counter that one year proves nothing and that their studies are based on longer-term trends. They argue that global warming is heating up sea surface temperatures enough to generate an abnormal number of intense hurricanes. "I do not think that the effects of global warming can be detected in any single season. It takes a record of many seasons to see any effect," said Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Emanuel was the lead author of a study that found the combined power of Atlantic hurricanes, season to season, has more than doubled since 1970. Although the Atlantic was quieter this year than last, the rest of the world's oceans were more active than normal, said Judith Curry, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Worldwide, just as many major hurricanes were spawned this year as last, she said. One of those, Typhoon Durian, slammed the Philippines with 140 mph winds on Thursday. Read more............... sun-sentinel.com