The New York Times is reporting on two new studies that connect recent hurriacanes like Katrina and Rita back to global warming: "Climate researchers at Purdue University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology separately reported new evidence yesterday supporting the idea that global warming is causing stronger hurricanes."
No, there's no conclusive link, but the evidence is building. See also here, for example.
Let me repeat what I've written before (because I can think of no better way of saying it differently at the moment): "In my view, given the inconclusive evidence and the disagreement among experts, shouldn't we err on the side of caution and take global warming seriously? It may not be the only cause of more and stronger hurricanes, but it's likely a cause. At the very least, how can it be ruled out as a cause? Besides, there are other consequences to global warming besides more and stronger hurricanes. Clearly, we ignore this problem at our own peril."
Let's not be stupid anymore. This is important in a future-of-humanity sort of way. Doesn't that appeal to your innate sense of self-interest?
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