“Katrina was one of those we've seen increasing in intensity but we can't say Katrina by itself was part of this factor. There is a substantial amount of natural variability.”
“This long period of sustained intensity change provides an excellent basis for further work to understand and predict the potential responses of tropical cyclones to changing environmental conditions”
“NCAR is now embarking on a focused series of computer experiments capable of resolving thunderstorms and the details of tropical cyclones, ... The results will help explain the observed intensity changes and extend them to realistic climate change scenarios.”
“It was just plain good luck for the Biloxi and New Orleans areas, ... It meant that Katrina definitely came ashore much weaker than many had feared and many of us were forecasting.”
“NCAR is now embarking on a focused series of computer experiments capable of resolving thunderstorms and the details of tropical cyclones. The results will help explain the observed intensity changes and extend them to realistic climate change scenarios.”
“It's a nightmare. We avoided it. We found this empty lot, so we just decided to park over here off to the side, not too far from the main gate. And so far what we've seen we could see just as good as if we were in there.”
“What we're seeing right now in global climate temperature is a signature of climate change. The large bulk of the scientific community say what we are seeing now is linked directly to greenhouse gases.”
