[cogitator]

I'm sure that this study will be mentioned a few times this summer.

[ClearCase_guy]

Global warming created about half the extra warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic that stimulated hurricane formation in 2005, while natural cycles were a minor factor, a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research demonstrates.

There is an assumption here that Global Warming is one thing, and "natural cycles" are another thing. I need to read no further.

[Publius6961]

Global Warming Normal Climate and Weather Changes Kicked 2005 Hurricanes Up A Notch

There. I fixed it.

[COEXERJ145]

And Dr. William Gray, who is the preeminent hurricane expert in this country, has said that so called global warming has nothing to do with Atlantic hurricanes.

[palmer]

... which causes cooling. Every model I have looked at shows that concentrated convection causes cooling. The subsidence around hurricanes cools and is much larger than the hurricane itself. Another factor is that tropical convection (not just hurricanes) peaks at night and therefore so do the cold cloud tops which warm the planet. There are probably other factors, but basically this increase in storminess is a sure sign of negative feedback from warming oceans.

[Paleo Conservative]

[Old Professer]

Not one hurricane hit Florida from 1952 to 1962, a period of high water temperature the study references.

Higher water temps alone are not reliable predictors of frequency or severity.

Subtracting higher water temperatures elsewhere from the measured data guarantees the remaining increase will not be attributable to the rest of the factors the study includes.

What sort of science is this?

[DustyMoment]

I have a couple of problems with this. One, none of the "global warming" theories explains why Mars' polar caps are melting nor why the storms on Saturn have become more intense. To date, neither astronomers nor skulking by the Hubble telescope have shown any evidence of either SUVs or humans on Mars.

Also, Dr. Sallie Baliunas explains that of the 11 gases that comprise the so-called "Greenhouse Gases", we understand the influences of fewer than half, including CO2. And, of the gases that we DO understand, we still don't fully understand how they interact or affect the earth's environment.

[William Tell]

From the first sentence of the article: "Global warming created about half the extra warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic that stimulated hurricane formation in 2005, while natural cycles were a minor factor,..."

Let's see... Global warming caused "about half". How much does that leave for "natural cycles"? I think I can handle the math. It would be "about half". Somehow the "about half" caused by natural cycles is a "minor factor" but the "about half" caused by presumed global warming is something very significant.

If it wasn't for the dire consequences of governments acting on such nonsense, the obvious bias of this article would be amusing.

[The South Texan]

I wonder what these ass-clowns will say if the Cane season comes out to be less active than first predicted? Oh, I know. They will have forgotten they made this prediction.

[Cementjungle]

While researchers agree that the warming waters fueled hurricane intensity, they have been uncertain whether Atlantic waters have heated up because of a natural, decades-long cycle, or because of global warming.

Rats! I was planning to release a book proving that the SUN is responsible for heating the oceans and planet.

[Moonman62]

Hurricanes become powerful due to a lack of shear. I wonder how global warming caused that.

[palmer]

I'm sure that this study will be mentioned a few times this summer.

Nope. The problem is that you and the others ignore the variations in two ways: first in your incorrect prediction above. Second, more importantly, the variations this year affected the climate. It might now be warmer or colder because of this year's lack of Atlantic hurricanes. There is not much chance of it being insignificant.

[OPS4]

So it must have cooled off in one year. LOL