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From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: Rogue Nations?
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> On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Kristin A. Ruhle wrote:
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> > One more thing. I hate to say this because it is really going to sound
> > uncharitable. but am having a rather hard time feeling sorry for
> > people in Houston after the "freak" hurricane. Global warming could
> > result in these things happening more often. You reap what you sow
> > dammit. How many hurricanes till gou guys admit global warming is
> > real?
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> Thank you for admitting that you're being uncharitable, for starters.
> Many of the people who have the attitude of "they got what they deserve"
> in relation to the California energy situation will not admit that they're
> being uncharitable.
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> Allison was not a hurricaine, but a tropical storm, and it *was* a "freak"
> -- how many storms of this type do a 180 and dump more rain on the same
> area they dumped rain on when they made landfall?
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You covered this well, especially the part about people dying and not
knowing if their family is OK, which I snipped. I would just like to add
that worldwide hurricane activity has actually been down over the past few
years. If you want a good discussion of the factors involved in the return
to strong hurricane seasons, go to the recognized worldwide expert, Dr. Bill
Gray at:
http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/
Dan M.
