Whining seen as effective strategy to prepare for hurricane season:

From Drudge:

SILVER SPRING, MD – Hundreds of concerned citizens and leaders from across the nation will join Hurricane Katrina survivors Wednesday to call for the resignation of the heads of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the NOAA Headquarters just outside of Washington, D.C. During an 11 a.m. demonstration, advocates will demand that NOAA stop covering up the growing scientific link between severe hurricanes and global warming while insisting on real solutions to the problem of global warming.

The protest comes at the start of the 2006 Hurricane season, which officials at the NHC predict will be “a hectic, above-normal tropical storm season.” Speeches begin at 11 a.m. EDT and protestors will carry dramatic props and photographs of Hurricane Katrina. A 37-hour demonstration will follow, lasting until midnight on June 1st, with picketing during the day and a candlelight vigil by night.

After a record four major hurricanes hit Florida in 2004, the 2005 hurricane season was even more devastating. Of the six most powerful hurricanes ever to hit America in the past 150 years, three occurred within 52 days in 2005. Yet, despite a flurry of peer-reviewed scientific studies linking planetary warming to storms like Katrina, leaders at NOAA and the NHC continue to claim that the recent hurricane devastation is part of a "natural cycle."

WHEN: 11 A.M. EDT, Wednesday, May 31st thru midnight on Thursday, June 1st

WHO: The U.S. Climate Emergency Council, Katrina survivors and concerned citizens from across the nation

WHAT: Press conference and speeches at 11 a.m. followed by a 37-hour protest and vigil to condemn government the cover up of science linking hurricanes and global warming

WHERE: NOAA Headquarters, 1325 East/West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

For more information or to arrange an interview please contact Mike Tidwell at 240-460-5838 or Anne Havemann at 202-997-2466.

Ah yes, Mike Tidwell, the celebrated climate scientist. NOT! Here's a bio:

Mike Tidwell is the author of four previous books, including In the Mountains of Heaven, Amazon Stranger, and The Ponds of Kalambayi. A former National Endowment for the Arts fellow, Tidwell has published his work in National Geographic Traveler, Reader's Digest, Washingtonian, and many other publications. His frequent travel articles for the The Washington Post have earned him four Lowell Thomas Awards, the highest prize in American travel journalism. He lives near Washington, D.C., with his wife, Catherine, and their son, Sasha.

He's a TRAVEL WRITER, for heaven's sake. Here's a sample of his views on global warming and climate change.Notice how dispassionate and reasoned they are.

Here's where Anne Haverman comes from. Apparently she works for Greenpeace, too, who are not exactly known for their use of the scientific method to reach their usually wacky conclusions. She also posts at places like this.

Do these people really think that firing the head of the NHC is going to change ANYTHING about hurricane season? Are there human beings walking around loose that are that delusional? (Well, I know there are, I posted about Amadinejad yesterday) Even if "Global warming" were making hurricanes stronger or more numerous, (and the bulk of the evidence is that it is NOT), why not put your energies into doing things that might actually help, like getting people informed and prepared and not reelecting incompetents like Ray Nagin (oops, too late).Oh, but I forgot, they suffered through Katrina, the worst thing to happen to anyone on the planet, ever. And after all, it's all about them.

Remember this? (Clearer view at NHC here) What trend do these people see again? Or do they ever look at data? (I think I already know the answer to that one)