Posted on 07/11/2024 11:57:48 AM PDT by Jacquerie
The first hurricane of 2024, Hurricane Beyrl, is now in the books. Beryl reminded us that hurricanes are a powerful force of nature – a force that causes much fear and anxiety. The stronger and more destructive the hurricane, the deeper it becomes ingrained in our collective consciousness. Katrina, Andrew, Sandy, Harvey – hurricane names that will forever be associated with destruction and death.
Sadly, as with most destructive weather events, these events quickly become fodder for climate extremists to tie our fear of these events to “climate change” or more specifically, “man-made climate change.” Beryl is no exception, “Is Hurricane Beryl the sign of another dangerous storm season? Climate change is fueling the frequency and intensity of storms” cried the headline in The Week.
Surprisingly, the actual data rarely matches the headline, a fact that seldom gets coverage in the mainstream media. Even government agencies, according to meteorologist and oceanographer Bob Cohen, often lead with alarming statements about increased weather severity, but the data show a different story. The truth is that the number of hurricanes (remaining offshore and making land) impacting the continental United States hasn’t significantly increased over the past century.
There is little to no evidence linking the data to “man-made” climate change. There are cycles in ocean temperatures like El Nino and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) that are not climate change related and can impact hurricane activity. These naturally occurring patterns have an oversized impact on the number of hot days and hurricanes we experience.
Distinguishing long-term trends from natural variability requires a robust dataset – which currently does not exist. Reliable hurricane only extends back to the mid-20th century, and the best records came with the satellites. Earlier records may be incomplete, hindering our ability to conclusively identify trends before this period.
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It was caused by pollution from batteries
These rational articles seldom get printed, it’s good that this was.
The “severity” of storms is often stated in terms of the dollar value of the damage, since few storms actually kill more than a handful of people anymore. So with more and more people settling in areas that frequently are hit by storms like hurricanes, combined with inflation and the fact that property, especially in coastal areas has become so much more valuable due to demand, you can expect this “severity” to continue to increase.
A cow farted and.. voila! - Hurricane Beryl was born.
The writer must be young to omit Camille from that list.
Michael
They do seem to be starting earlier. I just hope we’re done. Insurance companies can’t keep dishing out billions every year.
I remember Camille; the winds were estimated to be over 300 mph.
174 mph according to wiki
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