where does the wind come from, does anybody know? where does the wind come from, before it starts to blow? on saturday night, where does he hang his h

at? does anybody know where the wind is at? where does the wind come from, does anybody know oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) predicted 14 to 23 named storms, including eight to 14 hurricanes, three to seven of which were likely to be "major" storms, with winds of at least 111mph. This is compared to an average six-month season of 11 named storms, six of which become hurricanes, two of them major. NOAA said the period since 1995 has been one of unusually high storm activity with eight of the last 15 seasons ranking in the top ten for the most named storms.

what are we missing here kids? c'mon. you can get this one. you know this one.... yes - you there in the back. what? right! CONTEXT. we are missing context. how is an "average" season defined? what's the geographic area being observed? how many years contribute to the average? define what is "unusually high storm activity"?

"8 of the last 15 seasons rank in the top ten for the most named storms." what other years are in this top ten? how many years comprise the entire sample? does this indicate an increase in named storms? if so, what's the increase being observed in comparison to? that is, if you have an up, you must have a down. what's the down? what's the average? and, most importantly, how big is the sample?

see, this snippet claims that global weather systems have been growing in power and instability over the past decade. weather systems are by their very nature (see what i did there?) outside our control. anything growing, strong, volatile, and outside our control is scary. ergo, the weather is scary.

the next step is to point to a cause such as global warming, and then to point to a cause for global warming such as gasoline powered cars, and then to encourage us to alleviate our common fear, to take control back, by Doing Something About It, and finally to make that final connection: that the Something we can Do About It is to purchase a prius. or, you know, put some solar panels on the roof or get a refrigerator that doesn't grow icicles and waste precious energy resources. whatever. the point is that it's all about scaring us into buying something because if you think for a minute that your hummer's exhaust holds a candle to the global warming capability of your average industrial cattle farm, then my friend, you are not even close, no... not warm at all.