did global warming cause hurricane katrina,?explain?

Answer 1

I disagree with most of the posts here so far.

There's a lot of agreement and disagreement between people where you can't tell who is an expert and who is hot air.

First off there are patterns within patterns or cycles within cycles of weather where they can last 50 years or thousands of years, and our history is not that good when it comes to studying and understanding that stuff.

I think the best understanding so far is that there is a storm season that lasts like 50 years, where we have 50 years of high probability of many storms in a year, and many of them very bad, and then a storm season of maybe 50 years of relatively comparatively mild. Well right now we are in the early stages of a more severe 50 year period, that will have stuff worse than Katrina.

So did the US have stuff like Katrina 100 years ago?
Yes, but it was not so bad because we had not yet wiped out the wetlands & done so much development along coastal areas ... you see, one role of wetlands is to soak up tropical storms. By our destruction of wetlands we have guaranteed that tropical storms will go much further inland & do more damage.

This is another effect of the educational system not doing that great of a job when it comes to teaching history of weather and economic impacts of the environment.

Another factor is el nina and other global weather patterns. Every few years there is a general change there, which global warming does impact.

Note that I believe that global warming and global cooling are natural cycles ... the planet would be going through them even if humans were not here. Human behavior can influence them somewhat, but are not the cause.

Answer 2

I think it did because when I did a research project on global warming, it said that the number of category 4-5 hurricanes more than doubled in the past 2 years.

Answer 3

Not really!

The most direct source for causing Katrina is those oil-plants in Mexican gulf.

When oil-plants drilling oil which contain methane or other un-consumed gas, they simply burnt them. Those burning gas would release exceeding heat which would heat up the atmosphere in that area. When Katrina absorb those heat; she became much stronger.

Answer 4

Winters are longer and colder. Where and when does the Global warming kick in. It's damn cold here.

Answer 5

If you ask some of people still looking for a hand out, they might tell you George Bush did it.

Answer 6

No hurracanes are a fact of life

Answer 7

No it is natural. God wanted it to happen as a warning to America. Her days are numbered because there is no empire which is forever but the kingdom of God.