«This is a more challenging hurricane season outlook than most because it's difficult to determine whether there will be reinforcing or competing climate influences on tropical storm development,» said Gerry Bell, lead seasonal hurricane forecaster with NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. (scientificamerican.com)
(Click NOAA image for larger view of the expected conditions through October 2006 for tropical storm development. (noaanews.noaa.gov)
Studying hurricane and tropical storm development from three million years ago might give today's forecasters a good blueprint for 21st century storms, says a team of international researchers that includes a Texas A&M University atmospheric sciences professor. (sciencedaily.com)