Posted on 05/06/2008 1:16:41 PM PDT by Rufus2007
Using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a strategy for many global warming activists, and it was just a matter of time before someone found a way to tie the recent Myanmar cyclone to global warming.
Former Vice President Al Gore in an interview on NPRs May 6 Fresh Air broadcast did just that. He was interviewed by Fresh Air host Terry Gross about the release of his book, The Assault on Reason, in paperback.
And as were talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated, Gore said. And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, the strongest cyclone in more than 50 years hit China and were seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.
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Might be or might not. The GW model says not. Also, the effects of GW have not been seen as yet. So double bogus points for Algore.
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