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Anthony roman, thanks so much for joining us by phone. we do appreciate your insight and experience in this. im going to take you quickly back to ian williams in perth, australia. ian, as we understand, the 167 has been suspended as to weather. any idea when that might resume? >> theyre saying they want to get back out there, betty, just as soon as possible. but i dont think thats going to be today, tuesday. they expect the weather to start to clear today. but its unlikely theyll be out before w...

Coast of australia, the aerial search can last just a few hours at a time before pilots have to head back to refuel. >> that is really in the middle of nowhere. so theyre working with weather patterns that can really hamper any operation, any sea operation. >> reporter: a nasa simulation shows currents and turbulence. these water conditions could push any debris further east and further apart. those objects, some of the strongest leads in this case, could be anywhere in a 15,000 square mile area...

Talking about getting these visuals. think about it, we have these corporate jets going in there, that ultralong range. they can take 10, 12 spotters in there. there are people from local emergency services on those lanes being used as spotters. the chinese have described these planes as a great platform for visual sightings. so if the weather deteriorates, and the reports are patchy. some pilots are coming back saying there is low crowd right down to sea level. this is a big search area, 59,000...

>> reporter: its one of the worlds most remote and punishing regions. >> its about the most inaccessible spot that you can imagine on the face of the earth. >> reporter: massive waves and high winds. some of the conditions that have hampered searchers scouring a daunting swath of the south indian ocean for any sign of malaysian airlines flight 370 and its 239 passengers. more than 1400 miles off the coast of australia, the aerial search can last just a few hours at a time before pilots have to h...

Ocean about 75 miles from where the other images of possible objects were seen. this is in a very, very difficult region posing very serious challenges to the searchers trying to find any confirmation of what these objects might be. alexander field has more. >> reporter: its one of the worlds most remote and punishing regions. >> the most inaccessible spot you can imagine on the face of the earth. >> reporter: massive waves and high winds, some of the conditions that hampers searchers in the sou...

The ocean in the world that has been described by many experts this week. cnns alexander field gives us a better idea here. >> reporter: on the horizon a small window of opportunity opening in one of the worlds most remote and punishing regions. 1 20-foot waves forecast to subside this weekend as searchers scour a daunting swath of the south indian ocean for any sign of malaysia airlines flight 370 and its 239 passengers. >> its about the most inaccessible spot that you can imagine on the face o...

>> so thats the most inaccessible spot as you can imagine on the face of the earth. >> reporter: 1400 miles off the coast of australia, the aerial search can last just a few hours at a time before pilots have to head back to refuel. >> that is in the middle of nowhere, so theyre working with weather patterns that can really hamper any operation, any sea operation. >> reporter: a nasa simulation shows currents and turbulence if the two floating objects spotted by satellite are part of the missing...

This is an area of ocean which goes down thousands of miles. >> are you going to find it, though, if its that deep? >> well, they can. but its going to take a lot more time. the deep -- youre talking topside conditions that can hamper any operation that theyre doing at this point. which is just trying to get in the water. >> and when you say hamper, you dont mean makes it more difficult to see. its safety. youve got human -- >> absolutely. >> youve got human assets out there in an area from what...

This is a problem the military actually is facing. >> were updating the totally discredited science playing that the typhoon is caused by global warming? >> you cant blame any particular -- >> okay. >> but overall the weather patterns are clear. >> joe, let me ask one other question. last year is first year since 1962 that no major hurricane hit the united states. none. now under your theory of all global climate change, how come it was the safest year since 1962 for hurricanes? >> scientists wi...

Listen to him before you give him power. >> a lot of people didnt want to listen to him. >> you wanted to hear from him, himself. >> he is at the sicenter of the case. he is relevant. he is newsworthy. >> i thought it was interesting so see. i think the silence may have been the most interesting part of all. ahead for us, violent weather patterns and extreme win iter storms have forced climate change right into the spotlight. a scientist and a politician face off. thats coming up next.