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Frequency of strong Florida hurricanes decreased in last 600 years
WATTS UP WITH THAT? ^ | January 26, 2012 | Anthony Watts

Posted on 01/26/2012 1:02:18 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

The next time some alarmist caterwauls about hurricanes becoming worse and more frequent due to global warming, show them this study. . .

It is instructive to note that over the past century and a half of ever-increasing fossil fuel utilization and atmospheric CO2 buildup, the frequency of the most intense category of hurricanes in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico has been lower than it was over the prior five millennia, which speaks volumes about the climate-alarmist claim that continued anthropogenic CO2 emissions will lead to more frequent super cyclones and hurricanes. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at wattsupwiththat.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming; hurricanes
Study relied on sediment strata going back 4,500 years.
1 posted on 01/26/2012 1:02:20 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Heresy! To the stake with you!


2 posted on 01/26/2012 1:11:01 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - America stands or falls. No more excuses. Get involved.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

It’s because they gave up their SUVs all those years ago.


3 posted on 01/26/2012 1:12:37 PM PST by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

This article is incorrect..we’ve been continuously pummeled by Hurricane Williard since autumn.


4 posted on 01/26/2012 1:27:17 PM PST by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Will they find a way to blow this out of proportion?


5 posted on 01/26/2012 1:31:47 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party: advancing popular indenture since 1832.)
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