Did Global Warming Reduce the Impacts of Sandy? | Watts Up With That?

...There is precious little evidence to definitively support any of these points when applied to Sandy, and, in fact, there exists a body of evidence pointing to the opposite conclusion—that anthropogenic global warming may have actually acted to mitigate the intensity of Sandy. Perhaps what lies closest to our current best understanding is that anthropogenic global warming made little contribution one way or the other.

Global Warming Did Not Cause Sandy - National Review Online

It can be seen that the recent period’s CO2-enriched atmosphere witnessed a 56 percent drop in the number of hurricanes hitting the U.S. The force of the hurricanes has decreased as well, with by far the worst of the period being Hurricane Hazel in 1954, which featured 150 mph winds and sea surges of up to 18 ft along major sections of the Carolina coast.

Obama and Romney remain silent on climate change, the biggest issue of all | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian

Despite hurricane Sandy, neither Obama nor Romney will speak about global warming. The danger this poses is huge