On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:23:41 -0700 (PDT), Doug
riseup.net>
wrote:
>On 4 Sep, 08:55, "nightjar" .me.uk>
>wrote:
>>> More evidence of global warming contributed to by your filthy car
>>> exhausts?
>>
>>> "The destructive intensity of the winds caused by tropical storms and
>>> hurricanes has increased significantly in the past 30 years, in line
>>> with the theory that cyclones are becoming stronger because of global
>>> warming, scientists said yesterday.
>>
>>> A study of satellite data going back 25 years has found that tropical
>>> storms in the North Atlantic and the Indian Ocean are getting
>>> significantly stronger and therefore more likely to develop into
>>> hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 100mph.
>>
>>> The findings support the idea that the ocean acts like a "heat engine"
>>> driving tropical cyclones. The theory is that as more heat builds up
>>> in the oceans, the more energy there is to become converted into the
>>> strongest winds of hurricanes.
>>
>>> In 1981, the average wind speed of 90 per cent of hurricanes monitored
>>> globally by satellite came to 139 mph but, by 2006, that speed had
>>> increased to 157mph, said Professor James Elsner of Florida State
>>> University in Tallahassee..."
>>
>>> More:
>>
>Well at least they do seem to accept the reality of anthropogenic
>global warming, unlike the motorists in denial who dominate this
>transport newsgroup.
Don't worry Duhg, your bit of "global warming" is soon to come. ;-)
Derek
