Another global warming prediction comes true

[bmulligan]

Chemical & Engineering News:

There has been a lot of speculation recently about whether more frequent hurricanes and more intense and longer lasting El Nios are related to global warming. "Until our models become a little more certain, it's difficult to conjecture whether hurricanes would increase or decrease with global warming," Karl says. "On a theoretical basis, there has been some work suggesting stronger hurricanes," he adds. A warmer sea surface is the primary feature of global warming that might cause more significant hurricanes, he explains, but ocean circulation changes may counter the effects of this added warmth.

 

[elprincipe]

I saw a very interesting interview on Bill O'Reilly the other night. He was talking with a researcher who studies ocean current patterns, and evidently his research indicates that they go in 30-year cycles from harsher weather to more tame. He estimates that this latest harsh period started in 1995, so we have another 20 years to go until it shifts back to a tamer period. He claims that historical weather data from the U.S. supports this theory. Also as a part of his theory, Pacific weather will become more tame (less intense typhoons and less in number) and Indian Ocean monsoons will also become more severe. Interesting stuff.