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...seatmate, NOAA scientist Joe Cione, has been seeding the Gulf with devices known as AXBTs (airborne expendable bathythermo- graphs), which measure the temperature of the water column. The chief weakness of hurricane- intensity forecasts, Cione believes, is the lack of information about the state of the ocean as a storm churns through. Warm water, after all, provides the fuel that supplies a hurricane with energy, and in Ivan's case, Cione is surprised to find that the water in this region of the Gulf is not as warm as he thought, suggesting that Ivan might weaken before hitting land--which...
...people improve their standard of living, without taking into consideration how it may benefit us personally. Dariusz Lanecki Munich Your interview with President Bush was very interesting and, in many ways, revealing in its display of the great differences in political thinking on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The President's unwavering trust in his mission (well, in himself) and his uncompromising use of power is difficult for Europeans to swallow. We are much more used to parliamentary compromises, minority governments, pros and cons, and, simply, doubt. I am quite worried that Americans and Europeans are drifting apart...
...Atlantic producing so many big storms these days? The reason, believes Goldenberg, lies in a broad 1°F-to-1.5°F rise in sea-surface temperatures that occurred in the mid-1990s. That slight but significant increase is thought to be due to a cyclical shift in ocean-circulation patterns. When the Atlantic last warmed, between 1926 and 1970, a parade of monster storms menaced the Caribbean and the coastal U.S. Then, between 1970 and 1994, sea-surface temperatures dropped, and, save for Andrew in 1992, a long and pleasant hiatus in hurricane activity ensued...
...surface temperatures affect storm formation. Part of the influence is direct; warm water is like high-test fuel to hurricanes. But it's more complicated than that, experts believe. The change in sea-surface temperatures parallels atmospheric changes that have been linked to everything from the strength of ocean trade winds to the amount of rain that falls across...
...white-sand beaches below. There are tennis courts, pools and a golf course. The hotel has made concessions to the environment too: 70% of its land area will remain in its natural state, and the golf course uses a type of grass that can be irrigated with a 50% ocean-water mix, conserving valuable freshwater...