Pat Robertson has recently gotten himself in trouble for suggesting that Ariel Sharon’s stroke was judgment from God and for calling for the assassination of Hugo Chavez. Now he’s in the news again, this time saying God has told him about storms and a possible tsunami in 2006.

Writes the AP:

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – In another in a series of notable pronouncements, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says God told him storms and possibly a tsunami will hit America’s coastline this year.

Robertson has made the predictions at least four times in the past two weeks on his news-and-talk television show “The 700 Club” on the Christian Broadcasting Network, which he founded.

Robertson said the revelations about this year’s weather came to him during his annual personal prayer retreat in January.

“If I heard the Lord right about 2006, the coasts of America will be lashed by storms,” Robertson said May 8. On Wednesday, he added, “There well may be something as bad as a tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.”

Is this worth the news coverage it has received? “The coasts of America will be lashed by storms” is an extremely vague statement that could be considered true of any year depending on one’s definition of “lashed.” Likewise, “there well may be something as bad as a tsunami” isn’t exactly a strong assertion about the future.

If MSNBC’s poll is any indication, the general public is equally skeptical: Only 11 percent believe Robertson truly received warnings from God about storms and tsunamis.