In HIS opinion the cycle is normal. That may or MAY not be. He has no proof one way or another. The GW people have no proof either. The oceans are warmer than usual. Nobody can argue against that. IF we are in a normal period of GLOBAL WARMING (not caused by mankind) then the hurricanes would be stronger. To dismiss global warming as the cause for intense hurricanes is stupid.
Please read:
http://www.techcentralstation.com/images/graytranscript.htm
http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/2005/april2005/
David
And the usual temperature was? Over say the last 2000 years?
To dismiss global warming as the cause for intense hurricanes is stupid.
No, it is reasonable. As we had far more intense hurricane seasons before "global warming".
If the earth is actually warming back up (in other words we are returning to normal global temperatures) then evidence suggests that the warming is causing fewer hurricanes that are of less intensity.