HURRICANES: WHAT'S THE CAUSE?
Global Warming is alarming but is it harming the hemisphere, the atmosphere? Is it building in the stratosphere, waiting to appear as a killer hurricane? While the jury's out it does remain a possibility and a probability,
according to a study by the Georgia Institute of Technology.
An article in the journal Science (9-16-05) reports, unrhymed, of course:
"..,rising sea surface temperature (could) result in greater hurricane intensity." "But are the rising temps caused by man or natural variability?"
The possibility that sea surface temps (*SST) are a cause may be supported by this:
"Scientists have hypothesized high SSTs result in greater hurricane intensity."
So whether weather caused by nature or by man, warming can be a main cause of hurricanes. But blaming it solely on man's manipulation of the seas? Another theory disagrees:
"...increased hurricanes (have) nothing to do with climate change. It has to do with natural cycles that fluctuate..."
But yet another theory:
"Hurricane Katrina was an indicator of future hurricanes if nothing is done to halt climate change."
Even though the Kyoto Protocol could cost participating countries a lot, to not invoke it soon will cause deaths exceeding Katrina's toll. This is not the whole of it, just a tiny bit. I've taken poetic license, of course. My facts may not be exact. With my words I've been frugal. Want to know more? Go to Google.
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