Many scientists have been claiming that the apparent increase of the number of huge storms is linked to human activity while others say there's no correlation.

Two recent studies ("Nature" magazine in July and "Science" magazine, this September) come to the same conclusion: the number of strong hurricanes (categories 4 & 5) is twice the number we had 35 years ago. http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2005/hurricanestudy.shtml

I hope out SZ friends are on safe ground this time.

-- José.

[This message has been edited by Route 66 (edited 09-23-2005).]