Ten years after Katrina: Let’s learn from those predictions of more & bigger hurricanes
by Larry Kummer. Editor, Fabius Maximus
Summary — Most 10-year anniversary articles about Katrina omit one chapter of that sad story:
- its exploitation by climate activists.
They predicted more and stronger hurricanes.
Let’s grade them.
Every time activists falsely cry “wolf” we become weaker, less able to prepare for real threats.
Remembering is the first step to learning.
“Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.”
— Attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson.
Contents
- Katrina and Wilma hit America.
- Alarmists exploit the disaster.
- Hurricanes go MIA.
- Forecasts of hurricanes.
- Conclusions.
(5) Conclusions
Will a strong hurricane hit America and wreck another major city?
Certainly, eventually.
Unfortunately, it seems likely that that city hit will be only slightly better prepared than were New Orleans and New York City (hit by tropical storm Sandy in 2012). Our preparations for most forms of extreme weather are no better.
Historians will more accurately assess the
causes of our irresponsible public policy than we can, but
- a large role clearly results from the often disturbing behavior of climate scientists, unlike what the public expects from those warning of a global disaster,
- and the routine exaggerations and false predictions by activists.
Perhaps historians will assign even more blame to our unwillingness to take responsibility for this serious issue: get clearer answers and act accordingly.
“We don’t even plan for the past.”
— Steven Mosher (member of Berkeley Earth; bio here), a comment posted at Climate Etc.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/08/...-those-predictions-of-more-bigger-hurricanes/
