<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell wrote:</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT09/refresh/AL0904W5%2BGIF/070303W5.gif"></A></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have any of the world's leaders heard that it is generally accepted, at least within the scientific community, that there is a relationship between excessive and increasing world carbon emissions, global warming, and the INCREASED FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM SYSTEMS. Any clue at all?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I heard on the news the other day that the hydrocarbon extraction industry / US Govt are no longer denying that global warming is happening - now they're claiming that it's GOOD FOR US.  go figure!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mike</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>