Coastal Growth, Not Global Warming, Blamed for Rising Storm Losses
National News • February 25, 2008
A hurricane that hit Miami in 1926 would cause up to $157 billion in damage if it were to strike today, according to a recent study.
U.S. storm costs are rising because of higher populations and ...
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Subject: RE: RE: Will all the scientists please raise their hand
Posted On: February 26, 2008, 4:03 pm CST
Posted By: Gill Fin
Comment:
By definition Al would have to keep his hand down, not being a scientist. Isn't there a fundamental problem with a wealthy politician purporting to teach us some 'truth'? Whose truth? How did we arrive at this truth? Don't we know at this stage of civilization that truth today is often not truth tomorrow? Doesn't that make it incumbent on the truth givers to make sure the truth they are selling us is really true? I guess that depends on what the definition of 'is' is.
Subject: RE: RE: Will all the scientists please raise their hand