«When confronted with the question whether or not global warming contributed to Sandy, many scientists would just throw their hands up and say, «We can not address the question of how hurricanes will behave in a future climate because the myriad factors affecting storm behaviors are too complex and impossible to simulate»,» Lau said. (sciencedaily.com)
Even before getting their own lives settled, teams collect information on storm behavior and their effects on the ecosystem (scientificamerican.com)
NOAA's storm behavior models can use satellite data, but that has many limitations because clouds obscure the sea surface. (scientificamerican.com)