Groups Vow To Clear "Coastal" Hurdles

"Senior Army Corps of Engineers officials agreed Wednesday to work with state officials and representatives of environmental and other nongovernmental groups to quickly identify and solve scientific and engineering concerns to speed construction of four major coastal restoration and hurricane protection projects.

The agreement resulted from a request of an environmental leader who suggested forming small teams to solve problems that might crop up in preparing to build major projects. The request came during a meeting of corps and state officials working on proposals to protect the state's coast from storm surge from large hurricanes with independent scientists and environmental and civic groups." |Read more|

Is There A Link Between Hurricanes and Global Warming?

With Tropical Storm Dean or Hurricane Dean depending on the material I have read, I was reading these articles that discusses hurricanes and global warming.

'According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR4), it is “more likely than not” (better than even odds) that there is a human contribution to the observed trend of hurricane intensification since the 1970s. In the future, “it is likely [better than 2 to 1 odds] that future tropical cyclones (typhoons and hurricanes) will become more intense, with larger peak wind speeds and more heavy precipitation associated with ongoing increases of tropical [sea surface temperatures].”" |Read more|