Global warming sucks. Or blows. Or something.

Interesting article on whether global warming is causing hurricanes to get worse. Short answer: no, the people saying so are doing bad science. Why?

The federal outlay on climate research is now $4.2 billion per year, roughly the same amount given to the National Cancer Institute. The climate research community sees a grave threat when research shows there's no threat from the climate. So papers that hawk climate disaster get superficial reviews and uncritical headlines, while those that argue otherwise are "shameful."

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