http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0921-01.htm(& The Corporate Media's Complicity in Global Warming)
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Global Warming May Spawn More Super-Storms
by Stephen Leahy
BROOKLIN, Canada - Hurricane Ivan, the incredibly powerful storm that killed at least 120 people in the Caribbean and southern United States, may be a harbinger of the Earth's hotter future, say experts. "As the world warms, we expect more and more intense tropical hurricanes and cyclones," said James McCarthy, a professor of biological oceanography at Harvard University.
Despite the recent destructive series of hurricanes and tornadoes, global warming is off the radar screen of the U.S. presidential election campaign.
Large parts of the world's oceans are approaching 27 degrees C or warmer during the summer, greatly increasing the odds of major storms, McCarthy told IPS.
When water reaches such temperatures, more of it evaporates, priming hurricane or cyclone formation. Once born, a hurricane needs only warm water to build and maintain its strength and intensity.
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http://www.tompaine.com/opinion/#001899 Expect More Storms, More Suffering
by James Morris, The Miami Herald
It's not our values that Mother Nature hates, it's our emissions. The head of the World Food Program says we better plan for more disasters---and climate change is to blame.
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http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=6247149Global Warming May Spur Fiercer Hurricanes - Experts
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hurricane Ivan and its powerful winds churned through the Gulf of Mexico, scientists told Congress on Wednesday that global warming could produce stronger and more destructive hurricanes in the future.
Global warming will increase the temperature of ocean water that fuels hurricanes, leading to stronger winds, heavier rains and larger storm surges, the researchers told the Senate Commerce Committee.
However, the increase in ocean temperatures is unlikely to boost the average number of Atlantic hurricanes that form each year, they said.
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