THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume IX, Issue # 109, June 12, 2007
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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GLOBAL WARMING & ITS EVIL TWIN "CLIMATE CHANGE"
PREDICTIONS WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS
By Tom DeWeese
CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE & GLOBAL WARMING THEORY: A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC
FACT, OR PROPAGANDA DISSEMINATED BY POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CLIMATE ALARMISTS, & SELF-SERVING
CHARLATANS SEEKING FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS? THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE
CHANGE, & HURRICANES -- THE ROLES OF EL NINO & LA NINA IN DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OF A HURRICANE SEASON
FULL STORY:
Global warming alarmists are a clever bunch. They have very carefully changed the issue from "global warming" to
"climate change." Now any change in weather, be it mild winters or cool summers, can be attributed to "climate change."
Whatever the weather, the news is very bad.
One claim threatens massive storms thrashing our communities. Such a threat was an easy sell in 2005 as Katrina was
blamed for nearly destroying New Orleans in a hurricane season that seemed without end. Surely, it could not be denied
that climate change Armageddon was upon us.
To make the point, in September, 2005, Bjorn Carey, Staff Writer for the website, LiveScience.com reported that
the "Increase in major hurricanes (was) linked to warmer seas." Said Carey, "the number of severe hurricanes has doubled
worldwide, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped over the last 35 years." Carey continued, "The
increase in major storms like Katrina coincides with a global increase of sea surface temperatures, which scientists say is
an effect of global warming."
Based on such "scientific" studies and having just experienced such a horrific hurricane season, the world braced for the
2006 season. Nothing happened. No severe storms. All was quiet on the oceanfront.
Were the alarmists wrong? Could the predictions be mistaken? Was this the end of the hysteria? Of course not. With huge
monetary rewards and government grants at stake, the climate change artists knew just what to do -- switch gears. No
muss. No fuss.
In April, 2007, Andrea Thompson, another staff writer for the same website, LiveScience.com wrote, "Global
Warming could hinder hurricanes." Said Thompson:
"Global Warming might not fuel more intense hurricanes
in the Atlantic after all. Despite increasing ocean
temperatures that feed monster storms, climate change
may also be ramping up the winds that choke off a
hurricane's development...."
Nothing, not even facts stop the dedicated climate change alarmist.
The truth is, global warming and climate change have nothing to do with how severe the hurricane season is. Those who
have documented hurricanes since we had the tools to study them report that how severe the season is depends on a
well-known natural phenomenon which comes in two parts -- El Nino and its evil sister La Nina.
Every few years certain elements in the weather cause the oceans to either warm or cool. An El Nino is a warming of the
water temperature and actually tends to produce a milder storm season. An El Nino is the reason for last year's mild
hurricane season. A La Nina, on the other hand, is a cooling of the mid-Pacific equatorial region causing ocean
temperatures to cool, which results in greater storm activity and velocity.
Storm watchers issued a prediction that the 2007 hurricane season will possibly be a severe one because indications are a
La Nina is forming. Forecasters admit they don't know how severe the weather will be because they don't know how strong
the La Nina is. However, it typically means more hurricanes in the Atlantic, fewer in the Pacific, less rain and more heat for
the southern U.S.A. and a milder spring and summer in the north. Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the federal agency responsible for hurricane watching, further explained,
"The central plains of the United States tend to be drier in the Fall during La Nina, while the Pacific Northwest tends to be
wetter in the late Fall and early Winter."
So this year, if your region is experiencing unusually dry weather, perhaps a drought, or a cool spring, or a mild summer, rest
assured it's completely natural and has nothing to do with the wit or wisdom of Al Gore. He's just trying to scare you into
giving him another Oscar. Don't be fooled. It's not "climate change," it's just weather.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Political Environmentalism Versus Human Progress & Prosperity:
Policy Issues Relating to Energy, Environment,
& Natural Resources
Tom DeWeese is the Publisher and Editor of The DeWeese Report and President of the American Policy Center, a
grassroots activist think tank headquartered in Warrenton, Virginia. The Center maintains an Internet website at
www.americanpolicy.org.
Copyright 2007 Tom DeWeese
Published with Permission of Tom DeWeese
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