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Another Global Warming myth debunked: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Miami Lab and the University of Miami have completed research that shows "global warming may decrease the likelihood of hurricanes making landfall in the United States."

In it, researchers link warming waters, especially in the Indian and Pacific oceans, to increased vertical wind shear in the Atlantic Ocean near the United States. Wind shear — a change in wind speed or direction — makes it hard for hurricanes to form, strengthen and stay alive.

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With every degree Celsius that the oceans warm, the wind shear increases by up to 10 mph, weakening storm formation, said study author Chunzai Wang, a research oceanographer at NOAA. Winds forming over the Pacific and Indian oceans have global effects, much like El Nino does, he said.

Wang said he based his study on observations instead of computer models and records of landfall hurricanes through more than 100 years.

Bottled Water and SUVs all around!  At the very least, this kind of research continues to show there is no "overwhelming scientific consensus" concerning the causes and effects of Global Warming.