On 5 May 2007 at 9:59, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > > As for Bangledesh and the like -- the fear is not of a multi-decade > > rise in sea level, but of a typhoon or hurricane surge that is higher > > than those in the past. The increase in height need not be much, just > > enough to cause survivors to leave the coast rather than stay. > > That's true...but the evidence supporting global warming causing stronger > hurricanes is far weaker than that supporting global warming. It's mixed at > the moment, and very open to interpretation. A large number of good > scientists fall on both sides of this debate.
...Changes in temperature at sea level have a strong effect. What effect, well. I know what I believe from the actual results we're seeing. > Yes...but heat differential and wind sheer are also critical factors....and > models indicate that heat differential should stay fairly constant and that > shear will rise with temperatures....which inhibits the formation of large > hurricanes. Yes, and that supports the real problem - it rains more than ever in many situations being observed today. But, the rain stays at sea. This is from observations over the last decade... AndrewC Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
