You don't know how strong a hurricane is unless you can measure it, and
hurricane measurement techniques are highly inconsistent around the globe and were less reliable in the past than they are today.
Not exact matches
In a recent paper in the journal Nature, Landsea argues that changes in
hurricane windspeed
measurement techniques vitiate the global warming link.
Although the GNSS - R
technique could improve wind speed
measurements and
hurricane research in the future, the scientists conclude that more work needs to be done to develop the
technique and improve the accuracy of the high wind speeds it measures.