loudrunner - You've got the whole shtick down pretty good. These are the same old same old talking points of all those who've drunk the kool-aid.

Despite what you hear in the drive by media and politicians that have reason to use this for their own political advantage, there is no overwhelming evidence that anything that man (key word here) is doing or has done that affect global climate change either for warming or cooling!

Hurricanes have for 95% of all recorded history hit countries and places like the Gulf Coast. We're only returning to what is more the "normal" cycle and frequency of hurricanes after a couple decades of relatively fewer. Go back and review the history of major hurricanes about Galveston, TX.
The other big factor in the amount of destruction of recent years of hurricanes is that many many more people have chosen to live on the coasts (tens of millions more than 50+ years ago). It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that if hurricanes hit the East and Gulf coasts that property is going to get destroying and if more people move there more property and people get the same.
Not all scientists agrees with these highly publicized "global" theories either. There just isn't much incentive to be public if you disagree. The "expert" and "expert" wannabees go into attack mode against anyone who dares to question their methodology and conclusions.
Here is one of many well-spoken scientist who dispel some of the many myths continually floated with nothing hold them up.

Colorado State University’s William Gray, Atmospheric Physicist http://epw.senate.gov/speechitem.cfm?party=rep&id=263759