--- shempmcgurk wrote: > > Katrina and Disgusting Exploitation > > By James K. Glassman Published 08/31/2005 > > Indeed, there is no evidence that hurricanes are intensifying > anyway. For the North Atlantic as a whole, according to the United > Nations Environment Programme of the World Meteorological > Organization: "Reliable data since the 1940s indicate that the peak > strength of the strongest hurricanes has not changed, and the mean > maximum intensity of all hurricanes has decreased." > > Not only has the intensity of hurricanes fallen, but, as George H. > Taylor, the state climatologist of Oregon has pointed out, so has > the frequency of hailstorms in the U.S. (see Changnon and Changnon) > and cyclones throughout the world (Gulev, et al.).
Thanks for this perspective, Shemp. Always glad to hear from the science crowd. - Patrick Gillam ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
