May 2006
by Aaron Hoover
Climate Quandaries
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Backdoor: Climate Quandaries Why the rise in hurricane activity? Scientists push for clear answers. Aaron Hoover Hurricane-weary coastal residents battening down for the '06 season don't have much cause for optimism. Scientists agree the Atlantic basin is undergoing a normal surge in hurricanes. And some say global warming will worsen the outlook. But hurricane climatology remains a less precise science than conveyed by cable television's drumbeat of doom. Seasonal forecasts are rarely accurate, and sometimes they are way off. Meanwhile, climatologists who worry about longer-range trends admit they grapple with huge gaps in data and chaotic, little-understood forces. Known: The
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