Does The Lackluster Hurricane Season Signal the End of "Global Warming"?

Question

Climatologist, Global Warming scientists, and hobbyists have been telling us for years that "Global Warming" is not only going to increase the strength of Hurricanes, but also going to increase the number of these storms:

Stronger Link Found between Hurricanes and Global Warming:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=stronger-link-found-between-hurricanes-global-warming

Hurricanes Have Doubled Due to Global Warming, Study Says:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/070730-hurricane-warming.html

New evidence that global warming fuels stronger Atlantic hurricanes

http://www.physorg.com/news91900409.html

Global Warming Causing More Atlantic Hurricanes

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aAUXceyBLp5I&refer=europe

Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles in Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season, NCAR Scientists Conclude

http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/hurricanes.shtml

Only 5 very minor storms have formed in the Atlantic this year, and just two of these became very minor hurricanes.

If the scientist were right, that "Global Warming" causes more and stronger hurricanes, then shouldn't we be able to conclude that because the last 3 hurricane seasons AND this season are inactive that "global warming" just isn't happening?

If the number and strength of hurricanes are "The Cannery in the Coal Mine", then we have very healthy birds.

Answer 1

Actually, hurricane season isn't any where near over.  You really don't know much, do you?  

Answer 2

Not a chance.  Nothing short of glaciers advancing on Manhattan is going to stop some and even then they would still say, "told you so"

Answer 3

The year after Katrina, hurricane scientists were predicting one of the worst hurricane seasons ever.  Because oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico would be at risk again the price of a barrel of oil went through the roof along with gas prices.  

The science was a bit off though, the year after Katrina turned out to be the lightest hurricane season in history.  Hurricane 'science' is a guess at best.

There's no relation between global warming and weather of any kind.  Global warming has ended, but we may see lots of hurricanes.  Or we may not.  

Answer 4

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These is a debate within scientific circles on global warning's affect on Atlantic Hurricanes.

However, this season has been above average, not "lackluster".  In fact NOAA has said that the strong start to this year's season increases their confidence that this season will have above average activity.[1]

Answer 5

It's ironic that you think you have the ability to make predictions on GW, but you don't think actual qualified scientists do.

Answer 6

Science Daily (Aug. 19, 2008) — A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season.

So the dryer air and more dust off the Sahara cause by "global warming" (since you still insist on calling it that) may be actually helping to clam our 2008 hurricane season as well.

Answer 7

I don't think that hurricanes have anything to do with global warming.  Dr. William Gray who is considered the world's foremost authority on hurricane prediction does not think they are related, yet AWG believers ignore what he has to say.  Studies that show an increase in hurricane activity from the 1800's to present are bogus.  Of course the number has increased, we have satellites to observe them now.  The same reason the number of reported tornadoes has increased since the advent of doppler radar - our equipment is reporting more storms than humans actually see and/or report.

They do like to have it both ways - when a hurricane season is active like 2005 it is absolute proof of global warming, yet when a storm season is non-existent like 2006 it doesn't prove anything.  You cannot have it both ways.  

Answer 8

not really.  Hurricanes are produced of off Cape Horn in Africa.  They get their strength or weakness from the weather patterns of El Nino or La Nina.  They are seasonal and appear in bunches.  However, climate change does affect their probability of forming violent hurricane strength winds.  The more tropical the weather the greater chance of forming a hurricane.  Visit wftv.com and click on weather for a more detailed discussion about hurricanes.

Answer 9

The north atlantic hurricane season is strongly dependent on El nino/La nina conditions. El nino = less hurricanes; La nina = more hurricanes.