Katrina - Global Warming

As several commentators have mentioned, it was only a matter of time before the global warming argument was trotted out regarding Katrina. Well this article in the Adam Smith Institute's fine blog comments further on this.

Giant hurricanes are rare - and they are not increasing. To the contrary. The peak for major hurricanes (categories 3, 4, 5) came in the decades of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, when such storms averaged nine per year. In the 1960s, there were six such storms; in the 1970s, four; in the 1980s, five; in the 1990s, five; and in 2001-04, there were three. Category 4 and 5 storms were also more prevalent in the past than they are now. As for Category 5 storms, there have been only three since the 1850s: in the decades of the 1930s, 1960s and 1990s.

But let's not allow facts to get in the way of good copy. In the world of the Global Warmers, they have a trite answer to everything - it rains - must be Global Warming; it doesn't rain - it must be Global Warming; the wind blows - must be Global Warming; the snow falls .... you get my drift.

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