You knew it was gonna happen. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have finally (Finally!) proven the AGW crowd right. Or so they say. They told us that there would be more and more hurricanes. Wrong! In fact, over the last 12 years there have been less hurricanes. Now, they are telling us that Irma is the most powerful storm to ever hit the Atlantic Ocean. Wrong! More fake news. Here’s some info.

Describing Irma as the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded is like calling Ted Williams the all-time American league home run leader because he hit the most home runs at Fenway Park.

Among the 24 most intense Atlantic hurricanes since 1924, Irma is currently tied for second in wind speed.

Allen, in 1980 hit 190 mph.

And tied for 12th place according to atmospheric pressure:

Behind Wilma (2005 – 882 hPa), Rita (2005 – 895 hPa), and Katrina (2005 – 902 hPa). 2005 was a pretty bad year. Since then, no hurricane has been below 900 hPa. Irma is currently at 913 hPa.

“The Most Powerful Atlantic Ocean Storm In Recorded History” meme fits the narrative: Global warming is causing hurricanes to become more severe… Another lie.

Hurricanes are not increasing in severity

The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane climatology page has a handy list of Atlantic Basin tropical storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes from 1851-2014. There is no statistically meaningful trend in hurricane frequency or severity.

All sorts of charts at the link.

I have already read at least two op-eds written by liberals saying Irma and Harvey are the result of man-made global warming and we must rejoin the Paris accords and institute a carbon tax. Unfortunately, if you look at the facts, which are anathema to liberals, you will find that most of this is bovine excrement. We are not getting more hurricanes but less. And they are not increasing in severity. These are all lies told by the Fake News Media to get us to cripple our economy.

By the way, we just had the mildest August here in Georgia since I moved here in 1985. Tonight we may set a record for the coldest temperature for this date. But that’s anecdotal the AGW acolytes claim. So is the stuff they are peddling about Irma.

Update: Every article I read in this morning’s Atlanta Urinal and Constipation said it is now “one of the worst storms”. I guess a lot of people must have called bullshit on their fake news.