EU Environmentalism: A Reminder (Hurricane frequency)

As Rita is about to hit the US so quickly on the heels of Katrina, the extreme environmental loons will undoubtedly be back in force. Their mantra, of course, globalwarmingglobalwarming, theskyisfallingtheskyisfalling, thishasneverhappenedbeforethishasneverhappenedbefore. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam. Maybe they can work Halliburton in this time since Houston seems to be the destination.

Going back to 1851, what does the actual data from NOAA say:

The average number of all hurricanes per decade (in red) is 17.7

The average number of major hurricanes per decade (in red) is 6.0

Of course, 2001-2004 is not a complete decade. If you think the increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes is due to global warming, be glad I did not add trend lines. There are plenty of real environmental problems to consider, save the global warming hype.

As an added bonus to this re-post:

For three Mars summers in a row, deposits of frozen carbon dioxide near Mars' south pole have shrunk from the previous year's size, suggesting a climate change in progress.

Hmmmm, climate change on Mars. Somehow I am sure that President Bush is responsible. May I suggest a "Kyoto and Beyond" in 2012 when the original Kyoto expires.

As this is a re-post I am not sure it falls under the rubric of re-blogging.