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Quote by: Nono BBC NEWS | Americas | Hunt for Florida tornado victims But remember -- there is no absolute open-and-shut proof that global warming is caused by burning fossil fuels. So, everybody, it's Business As Usual and let's keep drivin' them Hummers.

Come on, Nono. Blaming any single storm on global warming is just silly. Tornadoes and hurricanes are nothing new in Florida, even if it is fashionable to blame everything now on global warming. I grew up in Florida and remember lots and lots of severe weather.

Going back even further, I guess you could blame the failed Spanish expedition of 1559 where most of the 74 ships sent to recapture Florida were wrecked by a hurricane on global warming if you wanted to as well. If you look at the history, the period between 1900 and 1950 had extremely destructive weather patterns. None of which really says anything about global warming.