Man Made Hurricanes?

From the Telegraph:

Efforts to improve the quality of our air could be causing more hurricanes as a side effect, according to a new study.Researchers from the Met Office established a direct link between levels of industrial pollution and the frequency of hurricanes in the North Atlantic.
For much of the 20th century, sooty pollution in the atmosphere has made conditions unfavourable for the storms, causing their numbers to drop.

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Global Hurricane Frequency – 1978 to Present, Ryan N. Maue PhD

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Global Tropical Cyclone Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) – 1971 to Present

Professor Robert Pielke:

The siren song of linking disasters to human-caused climate change exerts a strong pull for activists in all settings, but might be countered by the widespread and judicious use of the disaster and climate change bullshit button.

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