What's going on with the two tropical depressions on the tail of Katrina?

[MoonRiver]

Global warming 101: as the water gets warmer the storms get stronger. :scared:

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. Or we could just be going through a bad cycle. What do scientists say?

(And not Junior's collection of Stepford scientists who alter findings to keep their jobs.)

[theHandpuppet]

4. Probably a combination of both factors

I believe we are going through a cycle of increased hurricane activity, but factor in the effects of global warming and what you have are more *intense* storms.

[theHandpuppet]

2. The first one, TD13, is no longer organized

But the second one (the one closer to the African coast) looks as if it may be the next storm to worry about.

[starmaker]

3. Tropical depression 13 to weaken

no mention of any more
www.nhc.noaa.gov/