Talking about the weather -- Hurricanes
Nice article at
NOAA Magazine giving a clear explanation of how this current "active" hurricane season is just a part of a much larger cycle and that we have had seasons of high hurricanes before.
NOAA attributes recent increase in Hurricane Activity to naturally occurring Multi-Decadal Climate Variability
The nation is now wrapping up the 11th year of a new era of heightened Atlantic hurricane activity. This era has been unfolding in the Atlantic since 1995, and is expected to continue for the next decade or perhaps longer. NOAA attributes this increased activity to natural occurring cycles in tropical climate patterns near the equator. These cycles, called “the tropical multi-decadal signal,” typically last several decades (20 to 30 years or even longer). As a result, the North Atlantic experiences alternating decades long (20 to 30 year periods or even longer) of above normal or below normal hurricane seasons. NOAA research shows that the tropical multi-decadal signal is causing the increased Atlantic hurricane activity since 1995, and is not related to greenhouse warming.
Lots of links to check out too. Good ammunition for Global Warming hysteria.
Posted by DaveH at December 1, 2005 7:22 PM
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