Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Expect fewer, but more destructive landfalling tropical cyclones


https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/ifbs-efb121520.php

 

News Release 16-Dec-2020
Institute for Basic Science

 

A study based on new high-resolution supercomputer simulations, published in this week's issue of the journal Science Advances, reveals that global warming will intensify landfalling tropical cyclones of category 3 or higher in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, while suppressing the formation of weaker events.

Tropical cyclones (including typhoons and hurricanes), are the most fatal and costliest weather disasters on our planet. Millions of people are affected every year by the destructive power of these extreme weather systems,


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