Elsner commented, “last year included additional abnormalities such as the storms tracking over a warm current in the Gulf of Mexico” and also predicted, “activity levels 50 percent above normal for the upcoming season and said he expects continued elevation for the next five-to-eight years.” That seems like an unfortunate amount of time for continued storm level increases.
One of the more interesting comments made by Elsner was, “evidence strongly suggests that warmer Atlantic sea surface temperatures due to climate change have been driving hurricane activity.” While reasons behind climate change vary I’m sure we can agree that any effect humans have on climate change should be tempered as best as possible.
2006 and 2005 not 20006 and 20005
Posted by: Anonymous | May 23, 2006 5:27 AM | Permalink to Comment