And don’t forget, we have some Snowflakes claiming President Trump was responsible for them.
My main point here is simple: Weather is highly variable. There’s a great deal of noise in hurricane and flood data, and it is impossible to attribute a single hurricane or a flood to the slight rise in temperature. Yes, warmer ocean temperatures would logically seem to correlate with more or stronger hurricanes, but as shown below, they don’t.
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My main point here is simple: Weather is highly variable. There’s a great deal of noise in hurricane and flood data, and it is impossible to attribute a single hurricane or a flood to the slight rise in temperature. Yes, warmer ocean temperatures would logically seem to correlate with more or stronger hurricanes, but as shown below, they don’t.
![cyclone_chart.jpg](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/wp-content/uploads/cyclone_chart.jpg)
More @ Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Can’t Be Blamed on Global Warming
The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma @ The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma
Harvey victims in Texas still recovering as focus shifts to Irma and Florida @ Harvey victims in Texas still recovering as focus shifts to Irma and Florida
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![636397204320487523-USP-News--Hurricane-Harvey.3.jpg](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/a22a209cc2ae81198e2828b76197561450a0336d/c=336-0-2996-2000&r=x393&c=520x390/local/-/media/2017/08/30/USATODAY/USATODAY/636397204320487523-USP-News--Hurricane-Harvey.3.jpg)
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