There was a thread about the study earlier, but so much misinformation was being spread that I had to make some corrections.

Here is the link to the study: ftp://texmex.mit.edu/pub/emanuel/PAPERS/Emanuel_etal_2008.pdf

Now for the main conclusion:
"A new technique for deriving hurricane climatologies from global data, applied to climate
models, indicates that global warming should reduce the global frequency of hurricanes,
though their intensity may increase in some locations."

Says that there should be a reduction in overall frequency and intensity *may* increase in *some* places.

In the summary:
"This suggests either that the greater part of the large global increase in power dissipation over the past 27 yr cannot be ascribed to global warming, or that there is some systematic deficiency in our technique or in global models that leads to the under-prediction of the response of tropical cyclones to global warming."
That last quote essentially means that the increase in power dissipation over the last 30 years is not related to global warming or else current models are useless.

For the record, I think that this means that there is still much to learn–so many uncertainties. Current models don’t mean much in my book.
Tuba in the Rose said:
"This is a good example of a scientist finding a flaw in his earlier work and asking his peers to help him find and correct the error. It doesn’t prove or disprove anything.

If you want to track and critique his every word while he works on the problem, like paparazzi chasing Britany Spears, go ahead."

If all Emanuel wanted was help from his peers, it is not necessary to write that up in a study. This paper was an explanation of a new technique for predicting long term hurricane trends, and it is conflicting with earlier models (the new technique was meant to better match observations).

I never proposed that this work "proves" or "disproves" anything–I was merely pointing out his real conclusions, which aren’t that dramatic. Hardly sounds like "paparazzi." Your response to this thread seems odd, Tuba. Do you not wish to hear Emanuel’s conclusion?

As I pointed out above: this study means that there is still much work to be done.

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