Images of killer hurricanes like Katrina have long been used as a powerful symbol for catastrophic global warming. But that might change, now that some influential scientists are beginning to take a second look at that link. Kerry Emmanuel of MIT, who used to be one of the leading proponents of a link between global warming and stronger hurricanes, just published research that suggests hurricane frequency and intensity may not rise substantially, even in a much warmer world. With meteorologist Tim Knutson of NOAA also recently weighing in with a study saying warmer oceans could actually reduce the number of Atlantic hurricanes making landfall, it appears the winds over hurricanes and global warming are being seriously downgraded.
Downgrading hurricanes and global warming
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