BECAUSE climate change
has not caused more hurricanes overall—despite what headlines suggest. Scientific Evidence That Refutes “More Hurricanes” Claims
- NOAA (2023): “There is no strong evidence of increasing hurricane frequency due to climate change.” Their data shows no upward trend in the number of hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. since 1900.
- Nature Geoscience (2022): Found that global tropical cyclone frequency has decreased over the past four decades, even as intensity rose slightly.
- IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Admits low confidence in any observed increase in hurricane frequency globally. They emphasize that storm intensity and rainfall are more affected than storm count.
- Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. (University of Colorado): “There is no detectable increase in hurricane landfalls in the U.S. over the past century.” He’s one of the most cited experts on disaster trends.
What’s Actually Changing (And Why It’s Misleading)
- Detection bias: Satellites now catch weak storms that would’ve gone unnoticed decades ago. So it looks like more storms, but it’s just better surveillance.
- Urban expansion: More people and property in coastal zones = higher damage costs. That’s not more storms—it’s more exposure.
- Media framing: Headlines often conflate intensity with frequency. Stronger ≠ more.
The claim that climate change is causing more hurricanes is not backed by long-term data. It’s a distortion of the real issue: storm intensity and rainfall are increasing, but storm frequency is not. The “more hurricanes” narrative is a mix of detection bias, media hype, and misinterpreted science.
So, let's recap the Ignorance here...shall we.
BV posted...Only the zealously stupid, like zeet and a few other local dim lights, believe that 1.87 has any meaning beyond the symbolic.
Supply/Demand stooges who believe POTUS can control oil prices.........
Then he posted....
Grifty was the entire reason gas went to 4.50 this year.