tropical cyclones
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Tropical Cyclones Are Dropping in Number, Study Says
Using historical records and model data, researchers have for the first time shown that the annual number of tropical cyclones dropped during the 20th century compared with the late 19th century.
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Tropical Cyclones Linked to Rise in Hospitalizations of Older Adults
Hospitalizations from many causes rise for older U.S. adults rise in the days following big storms, a new study confirms.
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Hurricane Maria Study Warns: Climate-Driven Storms May Raze Many Tropical Forests
Biodiversity could suffer as result, and more carbon could be added to the atmosphere.
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Breaking New Ground in Hurricane Modeling
Researchers create first model for hurricane hazard assessment that is both open source and capable of accounting for climate change.
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Improving Tropical Cyclone Risk Assessment
Chia-Ying Lee, a scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, studies the structure and intensity evolution of tropical cyclones and how these are influenced by climate change.
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Mumbai May Be Vulnerable to Future Hurricanes
If a serious cyclone were to strike Mumbai, the results could be catastrophic, says a study underway at Columbia.
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Tropical Cyclones on Track to Grow More Intense as Temperatures Rise
Aerosols have compensated for greenhouse gases, but won’t in future
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Fast-Building Storms Play Key Role in Tropical Cyclone Risk
In studying climate and tropical cyclones, researchers find a weather phenomenon at play.
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Without the Montreal Protocol, More Intense Tropical Cyclones
Using one of the most advanced atmospheric computer models available, scientists compared our expected future with a scenario in which ozone-depleting substances had never been regulated.
