jb814 wrote:
I'm confused by the "defense" being put out by the lobby that claims there is no global warming. Channel 4 news had a lobbyist and Bush advisor on saying that the hurricanes are not related to climate chabge, they are part of a cycle which is on the upswing of the cycle at the moment, nothing unusual. If thats the case is the Gov't and the oil industry guilty of complacency, incompetence or a desire not to stretch an already mammoth budget deficit? If these storms are normal and to be expected as they claim, then why did no one prepare?
What I've heard is that it's a 15 or 16 year cycle. Right now strangely the Pacific is as calm as can be and Japan hasn't been hit by much in the way of typhoons. If that model is correct, we'll be do for another calm season pretty soon while the east coast of Asia will be getting hammered by Pacific storms again. Should be interesting to see what happens.
As for no one preparing, pff, I think myopia sums that one up pretty well.
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