Can make is with the sea level rise, that will lead to greater storm inundation levels. we also are quite confident global warming will have higher rainfall rates, 7% higher for 1 every degree celsius of warming. in terms of the numbers of storms that are going to affect the u.s., that s very much an open question. there s no long-term trend, and the models are divide d on whether they are going to be fewer storms in the atlantic basin. there s some indication from models of the storms that are out there in the atlantic basis, the greater fraction of them will make landfall in the u.s. under a global warming scenario. but that s something we don t have as much confidence in as
That s part of them, as you said, pushing isis back to their territory. but it comes at a cost, because who we spoke to about that oil field said, we don t have the right to take it because we lost in that particular fight. they want it, too, and they re very nearby. so the broader question now is do the kurds get to keep that oil field or do they find themt themselves fighting against the syria regime, and more importantly, the russian backers. the kurds have u.s. aircraft backing them up wherever they go and the syrian regime have russian aircraft and military advisers on the ground doing the same things. there is the potential here for moscow and washington s interests ready to conflict. we have to see, really, how the territory and the spoils, if you like, of the fight against isis is divide d in this new kind of syria. it s very frought.
a new front in the battle for the republican presidential nomination, nevada, which holds its caucuses this coming saturday. mitt romney is there along with newt gingrich and ron paul. instead of relishing his victory, a huge victory in the florida primary last night, romney and his team are now in full damage control mode after something romney said right here on cnn. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is in las vegas with us. she s watching what s going on. what s going on with mitt romney, dana? reporter: well, wolf, i think we ve auld had something like this happen to us. you say something, it doesn t quite come out like you mean it, but when you re the front-runner in a presidential campaign, you can t afford to be the one who trips yourself up. making the morning show rounds, mitt romney inadvertently handed opponents an eight-word give on cnn i m not concerned about the very poor reporter: to be clear that made for a bumper sticker line was only