Study: Warming May Cut US Hurricane Hits

January 23, 2008 By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer

(AP) -- Global warming could reduce how many hurricanes hit the United States, according to a new federal study that clashes with other research. The new study is the latest in a contentious scientific debate over how man-made global warming may affect the intensity and number of hurricanes.



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    Wow. Climate Change can be anything. It can cause hurricances. It can cause less hurriances.

    Its magic!


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