Hatton was inspired to analyse the IPPC hurricane data after the climategate email revelations and found that although the North Atlantic hurricane activity increased significantly, the increase was cancelled out overall by diminished activity in the East Pacific. Thus, the declines balance the increases. His detailed report can be found in this PDF.
"When you average the number of storms and their strength, it almost exactly balances."
Thus we are left to conclude there is no proof of any increase in atmospheric energy manifesting itself in storms.Hatton claims he is neither "a warmist nor a denialist", but a scientist. Hatton has a PhD in meteorology for his study of tornados and waterspouts. He performed a z-test statistical analysis of the period 1999-2009 against 1946-2009 to test the six conclusions. He also ran the data ending with what the IPCC had available in 2007.
© Ryan MaueHurricane ACE data from Ryan Maue
Footnote:
The IPCC's AR4 chapter dealing with hurricane events was lead was Kevin Trenberth, who features prominently in the Climategate emails. In 2005, the National Hurricane Center's chief scientist Chris Landsea resigned his post in protest at the treatment of the subject by Trenberth.
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They are looking for an exit... any way out to get what they want, no matter how stupid it might appear to all others. Tunnel vision allows them to 'keep their eyes on the prize'. Sort of like that creature in Lord of the Rings, who at the end gets hold of the Ring once more just before/as he enters the volcanic flow and dissolves along with the object of his affection. Oblivious to anything but that Ring. Interesting isn't it? Psychotic, yes, but interesting.