and then they chuckled as hell manifested itself

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and the flat earthers scoofed at the 4 hurricanes, droughts and typhoons, where

do those crazy scientists get those silly ideas....

at least we'll all get beautiful tans now, be able to grow almonds in alaska,

forfill the long wanted plan to have a sea route to the east indies thru

colorado.....

 

2004 sets records for heat and natural disasters

 

2004 may be the fourth warmest year on record and the most expensive

to date for insurance companies stuck with the tab for cleaning up

after natural disasters, according to new data released this week.

Extreme weather conditions in many parts of the world, including a

record 10 typhoons in Japan and the first-ever hurricane in South

America, are being blamed on global warming. Flooding, drought,

hurricanes, and other weather events cost insurance companies $35

billion in the first 10 months of the year -- $26 billion of that in

the U.S. Following the release of the data, climate experts and U.N.

Secretary General Kofi Annan urged representatives at an

international climate conference in Buenos Aires to stop

dilly-dallying and take some action to combat climate change. U.S.

reps weren't warm to the notion. " There's no scientific direct

evidence connecting storms to climate change, " said Conrad

Lautenbacher, U.S. commerce undersecretary for oceans and atmosphere.

 

straight to the source: BBC News, Tim Hirsch, 15 Dec 2004

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straight to the source: Bloomberg.com, Michael Smith, 15 Dec 2004

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