re: No named storms for first time since 1992

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I know that Climate Change people will (haughtily) point out the difference between "weather and climate" and harumph in general. But at some point aren't the bombastic claims of "Category 6" hurricanes becoming the norm by Al Gore and the like going to be held to account? I thought that Katrina and Sandy were to be "the new normal"? They can't carelessly throw around these doomsday scenarios for reasons to ACT NOW!!!! and then just walk away (or fly back to their 5,000 square foot homes cooled exactly to 72 degrees on their private jets) when nothing comes to pass.

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Reality is the slow hurricane season proves nothing, but you are 100% correct.

The global warming crowd used 2005 as proof that we were in a new climate. Cat 5 hurricanes were going to be routine. They questioned as to whether we needed a Cat 6 category.

The global warming crowd now is the climate change crowd. They cried wolf too often.

We aren't seeing major hurricanes hitting the US as they told us they would. We aren't seeing record numbers of tornadoes as they told us they would. Many are saying we aren't seeing the temperatures warming as they said it would.

All of this needs to be studied, but the global warming crowd has already distorted the facts and public debate. Now it has become so politicized that science has taken a back seat.