Firstly, the science on hurricanes has been showing the variability for a long while. The paper I linked was quite a few years old. You imagine and issue because of the distortions generated by the climate denial industry but in reality it is just another straw man.
Secondly, you need to consider the difference between the acknowledgement I made and what you call an "admission". If you bash your husband you might confess to wrongdoing and make an "admission". If you get a second medical opinion confirming an original diagnosis, you might make an acknowledgement that your doctor got it right the first time. "admission" implies wrongdoing, "acknowledgement" doesn't.
