Global “Warming” and Hurricanes
Turns out there is a simple explanation tothe myth that “global warming” is generating more intense hurricanes:
“The methodology is fine. There’s no problem with the way they analyzed the data,’’ said Landsea, who is science and operations officer at the hurricane center. “The problem is with the data itself.’’
The study claims historical storm data has been rendered out-of-date by new technology that better estimates the strength of hurricanes. He pointed to advancements in the quality of satellite imagery that is used to estimate a storm’s strength when it can’t be directly measured by aircraft or on land.
In short, Landsea said, there were far more Category 4 and 5 storms in decades past than previously thought, because satellite imagery has improved so greatly.
— Oak Leaf