Sunday, 27 May 2007

FACTBOX-Debate over global warming link to hurricanes

(Reuters) - Recent climate studies suggest that the warming of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean is due to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, and that these warmer waters fuel development and intensification of hurricanes, NOAA says.




Warmer sea surface temperatures and moister air provide more energy for showers and thunderstorms that feed hurricanes, pushing more of them into the extreme category, according to computer models cited by the nongovernmental National Center for Atmospheric Research.


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