Last night, ironically as my wife and I were watching parts 1 and 2 of the 'Perfect Disaster' series on Discovery Channel, I heard the news about the cyclone [the largest to hit Australia in 30 yrs], which crashed into Queensland packing 180 mph winds.
The storm was an anomaly, right?
Wait, isn't that what we said last year about Katrina?
In fact, I remember hearing very similar dismissals of the record setting year of 2004.
Then again, maybe they weren't anomaies at all:
Warmer Oceans Tied to Stronger, Larger Hurricanes, Study Says "This study really shores up the link between rising sea temperature and the intensity of hurricanes,'' [link]And that brings me to last night's 60 Minutes interview with James Hansen [clip available at Think Progress]
How The Bush Administration Muzzles The Government’s Top Global Warming Scientist Yesterday, 60 Minutes aired a powerful segment documenting how the Bush administration has muzzled the government’s top global warming researcher, James Hansen. Watch an excerpt:So, in an era of unquestionably-stronger hurricanes and cyclones and an increasing frequency and intensity of tornadoes, why would the Bush administration continue its practice of quelching information that has such devastating impacts on our planet?
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