Posted on 08/27/2011 7:12:14 PM PDT by Libloather
Is It Wrong to Link Hurricane Irene to Global Warming?
By John Horgan | August 27, 2011
Six years ago, experts waited until after Katrina to start arguing over whether the hurricane was a consequence, at least in part, of global warming. This week, pundits didn’t even wait for Irene to smash into the U.S. to start squabbling over the same question.
The green journalist-activist Bill McKibben, who last week was arrested in front of the White House while protesting an Obama administration proposal to build a new oil pipeline, got things started on Thursday. “Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s global warming,” McKibben wrote in The Daily Beast. McKibben noted that last year was the warmest on record, and sea-surface temperatures along the East Coast of the U.S. are also at record highs—because of human-induced global warming.
This year, McKibben points out, we’ve already had “record floods from Pakistan to Queensland to the Mississippi basin; record drought from the steppes of Russia to the plains of Texas. Just about the only trauma we haven’t had are hurricanes plowing into the U.S., but that’s just luck—last year was a big storm year, but they all veered out to sea. This year we’re already on letter I—which in a normal year we don’t get to until well into October. Every kind of natural system is amped up, holding more power—about ¾ of a watt extra energy per square meter of the Earth’s surface, thanks to the carbon we’ve poured into the atmosphere.”
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New term warning - green journalist. (You photoshop folks all ready for this?)
They can link it to magical elves and fairies if they like, it won’t make a bit of difference.
Hurricanes have been around a lot longer than any supposed man made global warming.
Yes it is wrong. The truth is slowly coming out.
It would be racism to link Global warming to Obammys Hurricane...
Like... ONE hurricane (which dwindled into a tropical storm) and Gore wants it named after his oral spewage?
Hasn’t there been worse weather during years when nobody was worrying about glo-bull warming?
Only if they can PROVE it.
Is it wrong - YES. Next question please.
Global Warming is abetted by Denialism which is driven by Racism which is fueled by Zionism sexism which results in Islamaphobia which drives Sexism which leads to poverty which is deepened by Big Oil which is resulting in Nuclear Energy which causes Extreme weather (like Hurricanes) which are the result of Global Warming.
Got it?
I thought hurricanes were caused by a butterfly flapping its wings in West Africa.
You can bet if the libs can transfer money or power their way, they will blame anything they can on global warming.
Ahh!...another fun post.
Does a bear crap in the woods?
You mean it’s all Cheney’s fault?
Yes. Next question.
Let’s see, you take one common, run of the mill hurricane and super hype it in order to project the end of the world. I’d call it “par for the course” in today’s world. But, didn’t O save us??
These nutcases need to be strapped down and rolled out into the SUN until they get it.
Face it, you can't argue with a lunatic, and these people are demented.
Gag me with a spoon.
What a load.
The global warming padded math figures have been exposed. The global cooling winters have been reported. But the media propaganda organs have so brain washed themselves that they don’t even twig to why those libs in the know have started back pedaling into their “climate change” mantra.
Meanwhile their stupid windmills are killing all our golden eagles. No body is reporting that except Stossel.
(“Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s global warming,” McKibben wrote in The Daily Beast.)
McKibben also has a middle name. It’s “idiot”.
(“Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s global warming,” McKibben wrote in The Daily Beast.)
McKibben also has a middle name. It’s “moron”.
Absolutely; they are both rooted in copious amounts of hot air.
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