While there is no apparent connection between warming and an increase in the number of hurricanes, there is a growing literature โ including some half-dozen peer-reviewed studies โ which findย that warmer surface waters generate more powerful and destructiveย hurricanes.ย
Tropical Storms 50 Percent More Intense sinceย 1970s
Changes in Tropical Cyclone Number, Duration, and Intensity in a Warming Environmentย ย ย
Global Warming Affects Hurricane Intensityย –
Man-made factors fuelย hurricanes
UK Science Adviser Ties Katrina to Warmingย
โExpect Increased Hurricane Intensityโ โ Kevin Trenberth ย
Warming boosts strongestย stormsย
Penetration of Human-Induced Warming into the World’sย Oceans
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