GOOD POINT, FATTY

I have held copies of Cruising World in my hands since the early ’80s, but this latest issue (March 2020) finally moved me to write. I was disappointed to find a letter criticizing Cap’n Fatty’s point about the increase in hurricane intensity and frequency (“Stick to Sailing, Fatty”). I am a research meteorologist and find a strong relationship regarding the impact of warming seas on hurricanes, as Fatty had pointed out. Aside from my position, Fatty’s point is firmly backed by the preponderance of research on the topic, as one may examine for themselves at the Global Fluid Dynamic Laboratory’s webpage on Global Warming and Hurricanes (gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/). GFDL is one of our country’s leading research centers on weather and climate forecasting. Differing opinions aside, I hope this discussion encourages everyone to investigate this topic on their own with an eye toward questioning the source of information and under the scrutiny of sound science.