Re: [OT] My Hometown blew away!

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 3:20:38 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
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On 2024-11-25, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
 

Climate change has made hurricanes more powerful. But I'm sure Trump
will do something about that. He's very environmentally conscious.

  Not one soul on Earth knows if that's true. A climatologist is a
prognosticator that makes money from special interest groups and whose
financial survival depends upon them. Zoltar lives as a profession.
Have you had your palm read lately?

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We know that "bruce" is at the "My Weekly Reader" level, but for the
*adults* here:
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Per NOAA:
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Global Warming and Hurricanes:
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An Overview of Current Research Results
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This site authored and maintained by:  Tom Knutson, Senior Scientist,
NOAA/GFDL
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https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/
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"We conclude that the historical Atlantic hurricane data at this stage
do not provide compelling evidence for a substantial greenhouse
warming-induced century-scale increase in:  frequency of tropical
storms, hurricanes, or major hurricanes, or in the proportion of
hurricanes that become major hurricanes..."
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And:
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Thanks, CBS News, For Presenting the Truth About When the Deadliest
Hurricanes in U.S. History Occurred
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https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/10/14/thanks-cbs-news-for-presenting-the-truth-about-when-the-deadliest-hurricanes-in-u-s-history-occurred/
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Of the ten storms listed:
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4 happened before the year 1900;
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The Great Galveston hurricane of 1900 killed the most people of all at
up to 12,000 people;
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Only Katrina (1,200 dead in Louisiana, 2005) and Maria (2,975 dead in
Puerto Rico, 2017) occurred within the last three decades..."
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😎
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GM