Science Daily
6/22/06

Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a new analysis by Kevin Trenberth and Dennis Shea of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The study will appear in the June 27 issue of Geophysical Research Letters, published by the American Geophysical Union.

By Dan Vergano
USA Today
6/22/06

Global warming helped fuel 2005's destructive hurricane season, researchers said Thursday. Their study adds to a roiling scientific debate over the role of climate change in spurring more intense hurricanes.

By Jennifer Moses
The Sun News
7/19/06

BATON ROUGE, La.It may not be front-page news in the nation's capital, but here in south Louisiana, where it still seems as if every other house has a FEMA trailer parked in its front yard, the recent release of the Army Corps of Engineers' interim hurricane protection plan dominated headlines, and not just because the report cost $20 million. The real problem is simply this: The report, despite its hefty price tag, is useless.

By Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post
4/6/06

Scientists doing climate research for the federal government say the Bush administration has made it hard for them to speak forthrightly to the public about global warming. The result, the researchers say, is a danger that Americans are not getting the full story on how the climate is changing.

Associated Press
9/11/06

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says "closes the loop" between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.