In article , "Will Hand" writes:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastprofile.shtml

http://www.metoffice.com/research/ha...Annual/cet.gif

What's the relationship between the series ?

Nothing very strong, as far as I can see.


To my mind a cold snowy decade in the 60s followed a high hurricane frequency
decade the 50s,

True. But a much colder several decades centred around 1890 did not follow
any high frequency hurricane period centred around 1870. Is there any reason
why a "pattern" should break down there?



.. at some stage the hurricane frequency this century will decrease
and then what will happen to the winters ? Colder perhaps ?

Coincidence does not mean correlation. I know you know that:-)




OK *very loose* science, but to me just another part of the jigsaw.

I think we are in new territory, climate-wise. Time series correlations which
have held true over some part of recent history may simply begin to fall apart...



Cheers,

keith




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