NOAA study finds increase in Atlantic hurricanes linked to cleaner air

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The study, released earlier in May, also noted an uptick in air pollution elsewhere in the world was producing a decline in the number of tropical cyclones over the past 40 years.

Researchers examined how particulate air pollution, or aerosols, and climate change have affected tropical cyclones across the planet over the past 40 years in a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that was recently published in the journal Science Advances, and the results are surprising.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurr...ntic-hurricanes-linked-to-cleaner-air/1187144
 
volsrock said:
The study, released earlier in May, also noted an uptick in air pollution elsewhere in the world was producing a decline in the number of tropical cyclones over the past 40 years.

Researchers examined how particulate air pollution, or aerosols, and climate change have affected tropical cyclones across the planet over the past 40 years in a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that was recently published in the journal Science Advances, and the results are surprising.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurr...ntic-hurricanes-linked-to-cleaner-air/1187144
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Makes sense. One of the things people have talked about to combat global warming is deliberately boosting certain pollutants in the upper atmosphere, to reflect more light back into space before it ever reaches the ground. That would counteract the tendency for more infrared light to be absorbed by greenhouse gases, after the sun's light is absorbed and radiated back off the ground. You could, for example, deliberately dump a bunch of sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere.

The problem with that approach, obviously, is while it might work to slow or reverse warming, it would come with its own problems. Most life on this planet is dependent on sunlight for energy. Reduce the amount of sunlight that get through the upper atmosphere and you reduce the amount of energy entering the ecosystem, which reduces the productivity of food webs. You could easily be producing bigger problems than you're solving.

In rough terms, it's similar to prescribing someone a stimulant to boost their metabolism to try to counteract their overconsumption of calories, so they can lose weight. It may work, but it may also create more health problems than it solves. That was, for instance, the basis for the anti-obesity Fen/Phen regimen, which was found to cause pulmonary hypertension and heart valve problems, which were more dangerous than the underlying obesity problem, so that people were at greater risk than without the treatment.

In that sense, we're in a situation where what we really need is a greenhouse gas diet, not a chemical brew to combat the problems we're causing with the greenhouse gases. But the climate change denialists will seize on studies like this one to push anti-environmentalist talking points, because they're just not very smart.
 
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Hurricane Season Slowest Start in 30 Years’ – Media Spins ‘Damage Control’ Stories

Back in May, many media outlets ran with this headline courtesy of a press release from NOAA:

NOAA predicts above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Media outlets like Houston Public Media trumpeted it as if it was fact, saying:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast, predicting an “above normal” hurricane season.

NOAA says there is a 70% chance of 14-21 storms forming, with as many as ten potentially becoming hurricanes. Three to six of these storms could become major hurricanes.

…

NOAA administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad said the past two hurricane seasons were “extremely active” and the first to run out of their annual 21 storm names in back-to-back years.

Spinrad also detailed the improvements that NOAA forecasts have made over the past few years. He attributed their advancements to NOAA’s weather forecast system, Hurricane Hunter flight data and the administration’s ability to accurately pinpoint at-risk areas.

“Along with better science, we’ll ultimately make way for better hurricane forecast model guidance for years to come,” Spinrad said.

But that “better science” has so far been a bust. The problem is, as nearly three months have elapsed since the official start of hurricane season on June 1, not one has yet materialized

https://climaterealism.com/2022/08/...-30-years-media-spins-damage-control-stories/
 
volsrock said:
The study, released earlier in May, also noted an uptick in air pollution elsewhere in the world was producing a decline in the number of tropical cyclones over the past 40 years.

Researchers examined how particulate air pollution, or aerosols, and climate change have affected tropical cyclones across the planet over the past 40 years in a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that was recently published in the journal Science Advances, and the results are surprising.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurr...ntic-hurricanes-linked-to-cleaner-air/1187144
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Note “AND climate change” in your post. Also note at the end of the article:

“ Murakami predicts in the next decade, increased greenhouse gases will significantly influence tropical cyclones compared to human-caused particulate air pollution.”
 
domer76 said:
Note “AND climate change” in your post. Also note at the end of the article:

“ Murakami predicts in the next decade, increased greenhouse gases will significantly influence tropical cyclones compared to human-caused particulate air pollution.”
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All no doubt derived from CMIP6 climate models, the same ones that Science and Gavin Schmidt of GISS criticised for running far too hot. I'm sure you've heard of GIGO, amirite?
 
Primavera said:
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Hurricane Season Slowest Start in 30 Years’ – Media Spins ‘Damage Control’ Stories

Back in May, many media outlets ran with this headline courtesy of a press release from NOAA:

NOAA predicts above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Media outlets like Houston Public Media trumpeted it as if it was fact, saying:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast, predicting an “above normal” hurricane season.

NOAA says there is a 70% chance of 14-21 storms forming, with as many as ten potentially becoming hurricanes. Three to six of these storms could become major hurricanes.

…

NOAA administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad said the past two hurricane seasons were “extremely active” and the first to run out of their annual 21 storm names in back-to-back years.

Spinrad also detailed the improvements that NOAA forecasts have made over the past few years. He attributed their advancements to NOAA’s weather forecast system, Hurricane Hunter flight data and the administration’s ability to accurately pinpoint at-risk areas.

“Along with better science, we’ll ultimately make way for better hurricane forecast model guidance for years to come,” Spinrad said.

But that “better science” has so far been a bust. The problem is, as nearly three months have elapsed since the official start of hurricane season on June 1, not one has yet materialized

https://climaterealism.com/2022/08/...-30-years-media-spins-damage-control-stories/
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It's funny how that usual windbags have gone silent, not complaining though, far from it.
 
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