Katrina Becomes Kat5
Hurricane Katrina, the 11th (!!!) storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has become a category 5 storm as many forecast it would die down, it intensifies right on course after 3 major hits from the sun. As Katrina cuts oil output in the Gulf of Mexico and swings towards New Orleans. Now already we have people jumping on the global warming bandwagon, proclaiming this (normal event) evidence of (extraordinary and) unstoppable Climate Change.
I would agree so far as to say that to stop climate change would be a real calamity, to even think we can stop something (we didn’t start) is a real leap of imagination. If we can think we can stop climate change then we should be able to consider something as simple as the Sun-Earth Connection. A new M class flare has been seen leaping from the sun. Today’s sunspot count leapt to 91. and new spot regions have come into view : 800, 801, 803 and 805.
“[The] storm threatening to cause havoc around the Gulf of Mexico is another example of the way global warming is altering the world’s weather systems, environmental campaigners say. ” Soucre
And while the experts claim : “Such behaviour is consistent with predictions by scientists who argue the climate is changing. Global warming could be the key”, I will keep looking at solar activity as being the real key. Experts will agree about the jet stream not many would welcome the isea that geomagnetic storms can move the jet stream crazy.