apple.news/A3mYJW6YFRYGURWLTzKDHFgSTORM WARNING by Joe Phelan for BBC Science Magazine, June 2024 The effects of climate change are already being felt all around the planet. In coastal areas those effects are manifesting in the form of storms with unprecedented destructive potential – storms that fall outside of our current classification system. Welcome to the era of … Continue reading How mega-hurricanes have developed and how prevalent they’ll be
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Extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
Note the National Weather Service won't make its prediction until May yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/forecasters-predict-an-extremely-active-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season/? Forecasters predict an extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season Colorado State University’s hurricane forecasting team is calling for a near-record active season with 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes. by JEFF MASTERS, APRIL 4, 2024 Visible satellite image with lightning overlaid … Continue reading Extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted
Hurricanes becoming so strong, a Category 6 may be needed
http://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/hurricanes-becoming-strong-new-category-6-needed/ Hurricanes are becoming so strong a new category may be needed, study says A warmer planet may bring less frequent, but stronger, hurricanes, prompting debate on adding a Category 6 to the current Saffir-Simpson scale. 14 February 2024 byWorld Economic Forum A warmer planet may bring less frequent, but stronger, hurricanes, prompting debate on … Continue reading Hurricanes becoming so strong, a Category 6 may be needed