At this point it appears that the hurricane season is a bust for the global warming crew. Once again, just like last year, there have been far fewer hurricanes than predicted. It was predicted that 2006 and 2007 would have far more hurricanes than normal because of reported higher than normal sea temperatures and weak La Nina. But, climate predictions are difficult. My Grand-Dad relied on the Farmer's Almanac. It was as accurate as the weathermen were back then, and probably is as good for long range forecasts as today's climatologists.