This means that the reliability of the long -
term hurricane record is dependent on who was measuring them, and how, at any given time.
Not exact matches
For example, when examining
hurricanes and typhoons, the lack of a high - quality, long -
term historical
record, uncertainty regarding the impact of climate change on storm frequency and inability to accurately simulate these storms in most global climate models raises significant challenges when attributing assessing the impact of climate change on any single storm.
With
hurricane Arthur headlining the news as throwing a possible wet blanket on 4th of July fireworks shows along the Northeast coast and with a new
record being set each passing day for the longest period between major (Category 3 or greater)
hurricane landfalls anywhere in the U.S. (3,173 days and counting), we thought that now would be a good time to discuss a new paper which makes a tentative forecast as to what we can expect in
terms of the number of Atlantic
hurricanes in the near future (next 3 - 5 years).
Record - breaking droughts, fires, and
hurricanes have made the near -
term effects of climate change a front - and - center issue across America.
In short, the historical Atlantic
hurricane record does not provide compelling evidence for a substantial greenhouse warming - induced long -
term increase.