> For all its numbing ferocity, Hurricane Katrina will not be a unique > event, say scientists, who say that global warming appears to be > pumping up the power of big Atlantic storms. > 2005 is on track to be the worst-ever year for hurricanes, according > to experts measuring ocean temperatures and trade winds -- the two > big factors that breed these storms in the Caribbean and tropical > North Atlantic. > But not restricted to that: it seems that Southern Brazil may become the next target for the Fury of the Atmosphere. Last year we had one episode of a huge "thing" [there´s no consensus about its name, either a hurricane or a cyclone - wtf that means], and this week we had another. Other "windy things" are expected in September.
And here in Rio the temperatures go over 37 deg C... Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
