Warming boosts strongest storms
The BBC is reporting Warming boosts strongest storms
The strongest tropical storms are becoming even stronger as the world’s oceans warm, scientists have confirmed.
Analysis of satellite data shows that in the last 25 years, strong cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons have become more frequent in most of the tropics.
Every day the science hardens, putting paid to the ranting of the climate change sceptics. The article concludes that:
Globally, a rise of 1°C in sea surface temperature would increase the occurrence of strong storms by about one third, the researchers calculate.
Note the report is not out yet but will be published in the Sept. 4 edition of the journal Nature according to the press release from Florida State University. — DS
[update] James Elsner has a blog where he explains this in some detail.
