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Things are Starting to Heat Up - Part XIV 2

dik

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Apr 13, 2001
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More and intense storms, too...
You have evidence for that assertion? The theoretical atmospheric science and recent observations that I've seen would indicate the opposite. Of course, the hurricane predictions every year are for more and more intense hurricanes, but at the end of the season, they've been below average. The damage from them goes up, but that's because of more and more expensive structures being built in their path.
 
You have evidence for that assertion?
"Higher temperatures also mean higher-intensity tropical storms with higher wind speeds, which could cause more damage. Also, there is evidence that extra water vapour in the atmosphere makes storms wetter. During the past 25 years, satellites have measured a 4 per cent rise in water vapour in the air."

 
I thought climate change caused drought? How is that the case if the amount of moisture in the air is increasing?
 
No, as I've pointed out several times, the accumulated cyclone energy in each year is very variable and there's a slight downward trend even given the first 8 low energy years, and we can even use thermodynamics to explain why we'd expect this, due to the warming Arctic. The apparent fact that the climate establishment doesn't know thermo or is willing to ignore it for the sake of a headline to scare teenagers is a bit of a worry.

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"Higher temperatures also mean higher-intensity tropical storms with higher wind speeds, which could cause more damage. Also, there is evidence that extra water vapour in the atmosphere makes storms wetter. During the past 25 years, satellites have measured a 4 per cent rise in water vapour in the air."

A blurb from a random internet site without even a name of the author attached, asserting that's what will happen. Yeah, real convincing. :rolleyes:Got any credible evidence (AKA data) that supports the assertion? Surely with the massive temperature increases we've already seen, there should already be a noticeable increase in the frequency and intensity of storm activity, if the assertion is true.

Edit: I did find this on the site "The lead developer of Internet Geography is Anthony Bennett. Anthony is a qualified geography teacher with a BA (Hons) in Geography." Seems like an expert on global atmospheric dynamics to me.:rolleyes:
 
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Hmm, apparently it's ok to post woke climate change bad crap if you don't know thermo (structural engineers and map enthusiasts included) , but woe betide if you criticise based on actual data and 0-3LOT. I doubt you'll beat 0-3LOT. And of course if you don't even understand them then why are you even playing?
 

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