Uh, no, they are not. The recent hurricanes are part of a cycle meteorologists have warned us about for decades. Climate change is not driving the disasters. And geologicial disturbances are now fairly predictable in severity, if not when they will actually occur.
and you can't deny their frequency and record-breaking severity.
Uh, yes, I can. We had frequent hurricanes in the 1940s and 1950s. And have had horrific earthquakes in the past.
What makes these events more catastrophic nowadays is the signficant increase in the number of people living in hazardous areas.
Uh, no, they are not. The recent hurricanes are part of a cycle meteorologists have warned us about for decades.
Nobody knows when the end times will come, or that if the recent spate of natural disasters are fulfilling biblical prophesy, but your replies are PURE b.s. There have been no 'decades of warning' by meteorologists; in fact, other than the el nino factor, (and those who blame 'global warming' and Bush), science has no answers.
"Hurricanes are increasing. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the period between 1970 to 1994 saw on average about 9 tropical storms in the Atlantic basin, with about 7 of those turning into hurricanes. From 1995 to 2004, that number jumped to 14 tropical storms and 12 hurricanes. 2005 is likely to surpass them all, said Kevin Trenberth, the head of climate analysis at NCAR. By several measures, this will end up being the most active storm season on record, it's not just number but also how intense they are," Trenberth said. ('MSNBC Technology & Science', Oct 10, 2005).
"Wilma's arrival in Florida came five days after it astounded forecasters with terrifying Category 5 winds of 175 mph. At one point, it was the most intense storm -- on record in the Atlantic basin". (AP, Oct 25, 2005)
Right, and pigs fly.
"We are quite good at identifying where large earthquakes are likely to occur on time scales of several decades to centuries, but are still unable to identify regions where earthquakes will happen tomorrow, next week, or even within the next few years". (Susan E. Hough, seismologist, Geotimes, March 2005).
"Prediction is an area of frustration to seismologists. Our inability to predict events, after all, can lead to future disasters,--- predicting exactly when and where an earthquake will strike remains an elusive beast".., (Susan E. Hough, seismologist, writing for Geotimes, March, 2005)
"Earthquakes struck Japan's island of Honshu this weekend. Had these events occurred on the other side of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," they would have fulfilled a forecast by a team of seismologists---- Vladimir Keilis-Borok and his co-workers (stated) 'Our team always expected from the start that some of our predictions would be false alarms;-- If we made no mistakes, it would mean the problem is easy; and IT IS NOT EASY, TO PUT IT MILDLY." Keilis Borok, seismologist, Geotimes, Sept. 7, 2004)
"Uh, yes, I can. We had frequent hurricanes in the 1940s and 1950s. And have had horrific earthquakes in the past."
"Hurricane Wilma, the 21st storm in the busiest hurricane season on record, (AP, Oct. 24, 2005)
"(Hurricane) Wilma has increased in both wind speed and intensity so much that it has gone from a Category 1 to a Category 5 Hurricane in less than 24 hours, breaking another record this hurricane season..." (American Red Cross, Oct. 19, 2005).
In the last ten years there have been over 400,000 deaths from earthquakes and quake-induced tsunamis; and 300,000 of these deaths have come in the past one year.
Everyone is free to think what they may about these recent, record-breaking, phenomenal disasters, but why try to claim that science understands them and is on top of it all while they're standing around scratching their scrotums with their left hand and holding thier fingers up to the wind with their right one?