AP via YahooNews The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength o
September 25, 2006

AP via YahooNews

The Bush administration has blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday.

The possibility that warming conditions may cause storms to become stronger has generated debate among climate and weather experts, particularly in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

In the new case, Nature said weather experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - part of the Commerce Department - in February set up a seven-member panel to prepare a consensus report on the views of agency scientists about global warming and hurricanes. Read on...

Wait, suppressing scientific facts that contradicts what they tell us is true??? Nah!!!

(h/t Bill)

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