White House said to bar hurricane report

[tocqueville]

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
53 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday. The possibility that warming conditions may cause storms to become stronger has generated debate among climate and weather experts, particularly in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

In the new case, Nature said weather experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — part of the Commerce Department — in February set up a seven-member panel to prepare a consensus report on the views of agency scientists about global warming and hurricanes.

According to Nature, a draft of the statement said that warming may be having an effect.

In May, when the report was expected to be released, panel chair Ants Leetmaa received an e-mail from a Commerce official saying the report needed to be made less technical and was not to be released, Nature reported.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_on_sc/hurricane_report_3

[corkhead]

1. releasing that info would only embolden the hurricanes

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. This is true.

These reports may contain secret messages to sleeper hurricanes currently residing in the U.S., and thus cannot be released to the public.

[IChing]

4. Very dangerous to say the least, might upset mother nature

The fact is she is on the enemies list.

February 22, 2003 America News,
Bush declares Mother Nature part of Axis of Evil

President Bush said he became suspicious when the big Snow Storm
Paralyzed Washington DC on February 17 President's day.
He said for a long time he did not trust Mother Nature.

He declared Mother Nature part of the Axis of Evil today.
He has fought against her at his own home in Texas as witnessed
when he defended himself against trees.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. We're fighting them over here

so we don't have to fight them over there.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. We can't let the hurricanes know our stratergy!

:evilgrin: We have to fight them hurricanes there, so we don't have to fight them here, or something like that. :silly:

[otohara]

3. Good Idea

keeping important global warming information from the public. God forbid the citizens in this country just might change their habits just a tad if they thought small change might make a difference.

[C_U_L8R]

5. where's that classic photo

of that witch of republican flak with her fingers in her ears?

That's the official republican pose... just don't wanna know

[stevedeshazer]

14. Here ya go

[C_U_L8R]

15. yeah !!! that's it !!! thx steve

doesn't that just say all that needs to be said about republicans.

whattabunchababies

[Subdivisions]

8. NIE #3 - Hurricanes Determined to Strike Inside US!

A National Intelligence Estimate concludes that we are now safer from global warming and from being attacked by radical Atlantist Hurricanes.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. !

:spray: I love DUers!

[BlueEyedSon]

9. Can you waterboard a hurricaine?

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. I say we let bush try!

:evilgrin:

[Dem2theMax]

11. Welllllll,

if it's a report about a hurricane, there has to be a LEAK somewhere.
Hint hint hint to anyone reading this who has a copy of that report.
Just saying. :evilgrin:

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. !

:spray: Here's hoping for The USS bush to spring a leak! :evilgrin:

[Dem2theMax]

17. I'll toast to that one. LOL.

:toast:

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Cheers!

:toast:

[originalpckelly]

12. When it rains it pours doesn't it? First the new Iraq NIE, then Clinton...

and now this. Those Republicans are going to end up looking pretty bad, as they well should.