Sentences with phrase «increased number of hurricanes»

It's the same mythology used about increased number of hurricanes.

There's no need for increased numbers of hurricanes for that to happen, only that they survive the trip north as they are fed by warmer waters.

Whether climate change will increase the number of hurricanes is fiercely debated in the research community.

It is still a matter of debate whether climate change will increase the number of hurricanes, but it is more and more clear that human - caused heating of the planet will boost their severity.

In fact, recent studies predict that while climate change may not increase the number of hurricanes in general, it will increase the number of extremely intense ones.

Not exact matches

Experts say that while the number of storms per year is steady, stronger hurricanes have increased in recent decades.

Using records dating back to 1855, hurricane researchers say they have uncovered an ongoing rise in the number of Atlantic hurricanes that tracks the increase in sea surface temperature related to climate change.

A group of climatologists at Georgia Tech claim that a rise in sea surface temperatures over the last 30 years is «directly linked» to increases in the number of intense hurricanes.

In the Bay of Biscay, the model predicts the average number of yearly hurricanes will increase from one to six (Geophysical Research Letters, doi.org/kv2).

The Sheffield scientists have shown that the rise in ocean temperatures has caused an increase in the number of severe hurricanes and typhoons, such as Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, and Typhoon Haiyan, which caused massive destruction in the Philippines in 2013.

Severe hurricanes, storm surges and an increase in the number of icebergs are just some of the changes planet Earth has experienced due to warming oceans over the last 20 years, according to a new report.

In contrast, the above article points out that ``... Whereas the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin tend to drop (~ 50 %) during El Nino years, the number of typhoons tend to increase in the Pacific.»

These relationships have been reinforced by findings of a large increase in numbers and proportion of hurricanes reaching categories 4 and 5 globally since 1970 even as total number of cyclones and cyclone days decreased slightly in most basins.

In addition to the rise in major hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, the average number of named hurricanes each year has increased to about seven storms from five storms, though the exact reasons for this rise are still the subject of research.

La Niña's are also like snowflakes so its impacts are still uncertain, though they could include an increased number of Atlantic hurricanes, as well as cool and wet conditions during the winter in the Pacific Northwest.

ref The number of strong hurricanes (category 4 and 5) increased by about 75 % since 1970 with largest increases observed in the North Pacific, Indian, and Southwest Pacific Oceans.

Most scientists expect the increase in the number of strong hurricanes as the climate warms to be at the expense of smaller ones, meaning fewer overall.

Researchers speculate that the increase of heartworm positive cases in Canada is due to dogs coming up from the US to be adopted here in Canada, these dogs specifically after hurricane Katrina helped to increase the numbers in Canada significantly.

We are already stretched thin this month... and with the increased number of dogs from the hurricanes, the never ending stream of kittens being brought to us daily, and the unexpected litter of puppies dumped in the trash, we need your help more than ever.

Shelters from Florida to the Carolinas are accepting increased numbers of stray dogs and cats after the hurricane.

With the ever - increasing number of floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires, AKC Reunite is helping communities across the nation prepare by mobilizing AKC Pet Disaster Relief.

If I remember correctly I have read a statement somewhere that there have bean an increase of strong hurricanes over the Atlantic, do you have any numbers of that?

Overall, there appears to have been a substantial 100 - year trend leading to related increases of over 0.78 C in SST and over 100 % in tropical cyclone and hurricane numbers.

The current Landsea / Trenberth / Emanuel discussion has been parsed by many to mean that Landsea claims that the number of hurricanes is constant, and Trenberth is claiming that their intensity should increase as global warming heats the ocean surface.

... since the mainstream view, to the extent that such exists on the topic of hurricanes in the Atlantic, would seem to be that the number of hurricanes will not increase, but the intensity of the strongest storms will.

(As mentioned in the paper, when downscaling the GFDL CM2.1 model, rather than the ensemble mean, the number of hurricanes stays roughly unchanged by the end of the 21st century, and we see a substantial increase in the strongest model storms, those that exceed the surface pressure criterion for category 3.

At the end of their comment # 27 the authors state «Turning to very important question of the frequency of the strongest storms, it is entirely possible that a large increase in category 4 - 5 storms will result from increasing greenhouse gases, despite an overall reduction in hurricane numbers.

In contrast, the above article points out that ``... Whereas the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin tend to drop (~ 50 %) during El Nino years, the number of typhoons tend to increase in the Pacific.»

Whereas the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin tend to drop (~ 50 %) during El Niño years, the number of typhoons tend to increase in the Pacific.

Further, we found the SST increases alone since 1982 (the start of the high resolution SST data) can not explain all of the increase in the number of major hurricanes.

In my opinion, a possible global climate change - induced increase of a percent or two here or there in the number of tornadoes / hurricanes / * enter your favorite hazard here * is orders of magnitude smaller (in terms of a problem) in comparison to vulnerability issues.

Webster et al. (2005)(Sept. 16) found in all ocean basins «a large increase... in the number and proportion of hurricanes reaching categories 4 and 5.»

Most likely we are already committed to at least some of these climate changes, and even if the models are wrong and these increased numbers of intense hurricanes fail to emerge in the future, Knutson and his colleagues believe that society still needs to work harder at minimizing the damage hurricanes cause.

That paper's projection of increased hurricane damage is consistent with numerous scientific studies that project increasing numbers of the most destructive hurricanes.»

By 2100 the number of hurricanes could drop by up to a third, but the average intensity of the storm could increase by as much as 11 %.

If so, this is one way in which global warming may end up causing a decrease in Atlantic hurricane activity over the coming decades, since the increased wind shear over the Atlantic during El Niño events greatly reduces the number and intensity of these storms.»

This shift will increase the number of very severe storms, with one of the studies predicting a possible doubling of Atlantic category 4 and 5 hurricanes by the end of the 21st century.

For instance, globally there has been a more than threefold increase in loss - related floods since 1980 and more than double the number of windstorm natural catastrophes, with particularly heavy losses as a result of Atlantic hurricanes.

The number of the strongest storms, Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, will likely increase over the coming century, according to the latest National Climate Assessment.

A report in The Sunday Times on 24 January claimed that the United Nations climate science panel (IPCC) wrongly linked global warming to an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.

There has been a substantial increase in most measures of Atlantic hurricane activity since the early 1980s, the period during which high quality satellite data are available.20, 21,22 These include measures of intensity, frequency, and duration as well as the number of strongest (Category 4 and 5) storms.

Numerous studies in recent years have found no evidence that the number of hurricanes and their northwest Pacific Ocean cousins, typhoons, is increasing because of the rise in global temperatures.

This suggests that the annual number of hurricanes will continue to increase as a result of global warming, says Mann.

Worldwide there will likely be an average increase in the maximum wind speed of tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) of 2 to 11 %.6 Because of the way extremes respond to changes such as these, Category 4 and 5 hurricanes are expected to nearly double in number by the end of the century.7 The rate of rainfall associated with tropical cyclones, an important factor in flooding, is expected to increase approximately 20 % within 100 km of the center of these storms.8

While there has been a recent increase in the number of landfalling US hurricanes, the increase in tropical cyclone - associated heavy events is much higher than would be expected from the pre-1994 association between the two, indicating that the upward trend in heavy precipitation events is due to an increase in the number of heavy precipitation events per system.

There has been a substantial increase in most measures of Atlantic hurricane activity since the early 1980s, the period during which high - quality satellite data are available.13, 14,15,16,17 These include measures of intensity, frequency, and duration as well as the number of strongest (Category 4 and 5) storms.

Not only is there more property and infrastructure to damage, but the average amount of personal belongings has also increased, i.e., the number of cars, TVs, and other items which can be damaged by hurricanes is much greater now than it would have been in the early 20th century.

When Pielke et al., 2008 «normalized» the reported damages for the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane to account for the increases in population, numbers of housing units and average wealth per person, they calculated that it would probably have cost about $ 150 billion damage if it struck in 2005.

While the best analyses to date4, 3 suggest an increase in intensity and in the number of the most intense hurricanes over this century, there remain significant uncertainties.

While the number of hurricanes has not been increasing, the severity of hurricanes has been on the rise.