From: John Beckett 

"Geo"  wrote in message news::
> > heat to make a storm, but when those other factors are present, more heat
> > most certainly means stronger storm.
>
> I still don't agree

It doesn't matter what you or I think about this. The people who study
hurricanes tell us that the temperature of the ocean strongly influences
the intensity of the storm - just 1 degree rise in temperature makes a big
difference.

Is any plausibly authoritative body disputing this?

John

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