Hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water. Warmer water usually means more potential for hurricanes to form and gain strength. Warmer water resulting from global warming could therefore lead to stronger hurricanes. Some have suggested, however, that changes to other factors such as wind shear could negate the effects of warmer oceans on hurricanes.
Many scientists are blaming the warming of the earth's oceans, a result of anthropogenic climate change, for the documented increase in the strength of hurricanes. The same cannot be said for the frequency of hurricanes, which does not appear to be increasing aside from temporary increases (and decreases) in natural, multi-decadal oscillations.
This is due to the fact that, as the ocean is warmed up slowly from global warming, the probabilty of hurricanes increase.
Global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes because warmer ocean temperatures provide more energy for storm formation. Additionally, global warming can lead to changes in atmospheric conditions that favor the development and intensification of hurricanes.
Global warming increases the risk of hurricanes.
You won't find these articles because there are none. No one believe that hurricanes are "created" by global warming. Furthermore, it is very difficult to get proof of anything in science - you can only get mountains of evidence, of which there are plenty for many processes in atmospheric science. If you want to learn about the debate over whether hurricanes are increasing in strength as a result of global warming, search for articles by Christopher Landsea or Kerry Emmanuel, although it won't be easy reading. They are probably the two most prominent researchers on the subject, and they disagree on it somewhat as well.
Hurricanes get their energy from the warmth of oceans.
Many scientists are blaming the warming of the earth's oceans, a result of anthropogenic climate change, for the documented increase in the strength of hurricanes. The same cannot be said for the frequency of hurricanes, which does not appear to be increasing aside from temporary increases (and decreases) in natural, multi-decadal oscillations.
Many scientists are blaming the warming of the earth's oceans, a result of anthropogenic climate change, for the documented increase in the strength of hurricanes. The same cannot be said for the frequency of hurricanes, which does not appear to be increasing aside from temporary increases (and decreases) in natural, multi-decadal oscillations.
If it can, we have not seen them developing as of yet. The number of hurricanes has risen slightly, but the strength and intensity has been shown to have decreased over the past several decades.
This is due to the fact that, as the ocean is warmed up slowly from global warming, the probabilty of hurricanes increase.
Global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes because warmer ocean temperatures provide more energy for storm formation. Additionally, global warming can lead to changes in atmospheric conditions that favor the development and intensification of hurricanes.
No, Hurricane Katrina caused flooding and terrible damage to humans and property, but it did not cause global warming. Global warming is caused among other things by man burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
It has been theorized that global warming will lead to an increased number and severity of hurricanes, however weather predictions are so incredibly complex that it is currently impossible to know for certain. Some of the most recent global-warming-related predictions failed miserably (predicting an increase in hurricanes in years when the actual number actually decreased). In general, however, the theory is quite plausible since global warming would mean an increase in atmospheric energy and hurricanes are most certainly a very obvious manifestation of a very energetic atmosphere.
hurricanes and other extreme weather will increase
Global warming increases the risk of hurricanes.
Global warming.
You won't find these articles because there are none. No one believe that hurricanes are "created" by global warming. Furthermore, it is very difficult to get proof of anything in science - you can only get mountains of evidence, of which there are plenty for many processes in atmospheric science. If you want to learn about the debate over whether hurricanes are increasing in strength as a result of global warming, search for articles by Christopher Landsea or Kerry Emmanuel, although it won't be easy reading. They are probably the two most prominent researchers on the subject, and they disagree on it somewhat as well.