Thursday, September 22, 2005

HURRICANES: WHAT'S THE CAUSE?

(A versification dissertation on scientific theories on the possibilities, pro and con, of what may cause hurricanes. In spite both sides insist they're right, controversy remains. Schools of science are in defiance, as research shows. The bottom line: who knows?)
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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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