To return to this unresolved topic, I notice that there appears to be a substantial amount of ongoing divergence in perspectives and opinions, coming from the results of research on the influence of global warming / climate change on the frequency, intensity and distribution of extreme weather events, as this sample of publications (for example) from the past 2 yr indicates:
May 2008: “Global warming has little impact in tropical storm and hurricane numbers, NOAA reports” -
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80519134306.htm
April 2008: “Climate change likely to intensify storms, new study confirms” -
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80417170213.htm
January 2008: “Increased hurricane activity linked to sea surface warming” -
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/...80130130647.htm
June 2007: “Is global warming causing an increase in hurricane activity?” -
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/...70619125716.htm
August 2006: “Establishing a connection between global warming and hurricane intensity” -
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/...60815160934.htm
Related:
Hurricanes Not Linked To Climate Change - Geo-Earth Forums