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uh oh,.. the environmentalist ain't gonna like this "st

Steve

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uh oh,.. the environmentalists ain't gonna like this "study"

just when they figured everyone was gonna believe global warming caused the nasty storms to get worse..

Industrial Pollution Reduced Hurricanes; Cleaner, Aerosol-Free Air May Lead To More Storms: Study

Could the planet's dirty air have been keeping hurricanes partially in check?

That's the startling conclusion of a new climate study, published in Nature Geoscience on Monday, that looked at the effects of man-made aerosols (particles suspended in atmosphere) on the North Atlantic's climate in the 20th Century.

Conducted by Britain's Meteorological Office, researchers used climate models to weigh pollutants against tropical storms.

"Researchers found that aerosols make clouds brighter, causing them to reflect more energy from the sun back into space,"

In other words, the study "raises the possibility that man-made particles may be linked to changing number of hurricanes" -- just not in the way many people might have assumed, climate scientist and lead study author Dr. Nick Dunstone told The Huffington Post in a phone interview.

Using a state-of-the-art Earth system climate model, the researchers studied historical data and noticed that there were fewer storms during periods of unfettered industrial activity (1930 to 1960), and an upswing in hurricane frequency in the 1990s, following the introduction of governmental clean-air initiatives.

yep,.. just when we thought global climate change was going to take the rap for all these nasty storms.. along comes a study.. that blames the environmentalists

maybe they should get a second opinion.. or a third.. or alot of other opinions..

In an effort to get a second opinion, The New York Times tracked down several scientists not involved with the British team. All the Times' sources said the Met Office's conclusions were "entirely plausible." However, the paper reported that there are several other theories that address the potential causes of tropical storms not linked to pollution, such as "large-scale natural oscillations in the ocean circulation".

oh now we are back to the ocean did it... wait,.. ain't that what most practical conservatives have been saying?

but some still want to "blame man"...
"It's not simple," Dunstone said. "This study really highlights that man may be having more of an influence on our regional climate than was previously thought."

so if what he did was good.. and kept the weather in check and saved lives... then how can his stopping polluting be so misguided?

the fact is... liberals want to stop emissions found in nature that are a critical part of our planets life cycle...

this reports shows that might not be a good thing...
 

Steve

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oops forgot the link...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/pollution-reduced-hurricanes-aerosol-air_n_3497601.html

:oops: Huff :oops: post :oops: green :oops: ... (probably a shade of red now).. :oops:
 
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