Attention to anyone on Texas Gulf Coast

I think anyone within a hurricane landfall target is well advised to take shelter. Having lived in Virginia Beach for most of my formative years, I've witnessed hurricane damage firsthand- but never above Category 2.

May God bless you and everyone impacted by Katrina.

As to Swampwalker's comment, well as horrible as recent hurricanes have been, this is probably part of a naturally recurring cycle. Peak hurricane occurence, categories 3-5, actually cycles every few decades. While terrible, recent events fall within expected models (unfortunately).

Not saying the Earth's not been warming...that's also a recurring cycle that can be traced back thousands of years. Recently, the Earth's been warming since the end of the last "mini-ice age" in the 1800's.

Is it making hurricanes more frequent? Probably not.

Are we making warming more pronounced through our behavior?. Probably so.

Purist Audio is located only 20 minutes from the ocean in South Texas.

I got an email from them a few minutes ago stating part of the family was headed to Dallas.

Houston was ruled out because it may be in trouble too and hotels in all smaller cities were already filled due to Katrina and Texans who heeded early warning and already evacuated.

Even if no one believes in Global Warming, pretend you do and make the politicians adopt stricter emissions and cleaner air laws. I have scientific evidence that clean air actually allows even inexpensive stereo equipment sound like "price is no object" tube equipment. Jim

During the time of crisis & change in medieval Europe C.1400 the climate of the world changed dramatically within a very short window of time. Scientists are comparing this earths natural climate processes to that of today’s rising temperature through several studies, one being tree ring analysis.

you guys who debunk global warming must be gangbuster executives & investors!

there's a principle in life / business / markets called "risk". let's review:

Option A) lets think for a moment if global warming isn't real. ---no different than what we've known. we're OK!

Option B) now lets think for a moment that it is real (as no one knows for sure!): ---we're not screwed, but your children are, and your children's children will hate you for the world they inherit.

so, given that option B is a possibility (and if you refuse to acknowledge it, then your dogmatic and closed-minded and anti-intellectual, so please don't bother me), then you as a rational party should attempt to mitigate that risk.

burying your head in the sand and denying the possibility of Option B is not mitigating risk. its courting it. and if you're ok about courting risk, do feel free to let your homeowners' insurance and life insurance lapse, as statistically speaking there's virtually no chance that you'll be a victim of such adverse circumstances.

rhyno