One of the strange thoughts I had yesterday, was that “what if the decrease in hurricane attivity from the 1960s to 1990s was from the increase in oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, and the related oil leaks and spills”. As I prevoiously linked to(I’ll update with the url later today), oil spread over the ocean decrease the strength of hurricanes, by preventing water evaporation from feeding the storm.
Now, with our recent improvements in environmental considerations in oil production (not to mention the increased efficiency and utilization of pumped oil), we spread less onto the seas, helping to increase the power of the storms?
I haven’t been able to find anyone else mentioning an idea, but I’m sure I’m not original with it. What do you think?
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