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Old 12-05-09, 10:52 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai View Post
The intensity and number of severe storms has been increasing over the globe. You can also have high and low periods between years, which is why one looks more long term to avoid statistical flukes. Anyhow here is some data.

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/24452

If that data is true, the number of category 4&5 hurricanes has more then doubled in the last 30 years. I would call that a sudden increase myself.

That article was written just after Katrina's hurricane season ended, exactly when that argument was being made and it's chart ends 2 years before that.

But be that as it may, even if you are right what can be done about it? If GW is indeed human caused then it's human numbers, not human activities, that is driving it and you're never going to legislate that away.
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