Jan
31
Warmer Atlantic Means More Hurricanes
As the surface of the Atlantic Ocean heats up, hurricanes will become more frequent, say scientists.
In a study published yesterday in Nature, University College London climatologists simulated hurricane activity between 1996 and 2005, when Atlantic hurricanes were nearly 40% more common than during the previous five decades.
That warmer seas lead to more hurricanes is generally accepted, but the link hadn’t been quantified. However, when the researchers stripped variables…
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