A 220 year old hurricane record

March 7, 2007 by mr_flood.

Some ammunition against those who believe that hurricanes are becoming more intense and frequent recently due to AGW.

The team writes that the proxy record “shows close agreement with instrumental records that the 1950 decade was the busiest for hurricane activity in the 20th century. The proxy record further supports historical records that suggest significant tropical cyclone activity for the southeastern United States between 1865–1880. The isotope proxy detects six storms in the 1870 decade, although only one (1871; the largest 1870 decade anomaly) appears to have made direct landfall on the Georgia coast. Other decades of apparent activity include the 1840 and 1850 decades, 1800–1820 decades, and 1770s decade. Periods of relative quiescence in Georgia appear to be the 1781–1805 (except 1793 and 1795) and the 1970 decade”. They go on to describe ‘‘Great Hurricanes’’ of 1780, 1847, and 1857.

Via Junk Science

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