A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification
This study shows intensification rates of tropical cyclones around the world have significantly increased, and environmental conditions around storms are becoming more favorable. Human-caused climate change is contributing to both trends.
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| author | Kieran Bhatia Alexander Baker Wenchang Yang Gabriel Vecchi Thomas Knutson Hiroyuki Murakami James Kossin Kevin Hodges Keith Dixon Benjamin Bronselaer Carolyn Whitlock |
| author_facet | Kieran Bhatia Alexander Baker Wenchang Yang Gabriel Vecchi Thomas Knutson Hiroyuki Murakami James Kossin Kevin Hodges Keith Dixon Benjamin Bronselaer Carolyn Whitlock |
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| description | This study shows intensification rates of tropical cyclones around the world have significantly increased, and environmental conditions around storms are becoming more favorable. Human-caused climate change is contributing to both trends. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ad5506bf0bc4276b401a6d67c0474392022-12-22T03:40:01ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-11-0113111110.1038/s41467-022-34321-6A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensificationKieran Bhatia0Alexander Baker1Wenchang Yang2Gabriel Vecchi3Thomas Knutson4Hiroyuki Murakami5James Kossin6Kevin Hodges7Keith Dixon8Benjamin Bronselaer9Carolyn Whitlock10Guy CarpenterNational Centre for Atmospheric Science and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, ReadingDepartment of Geosciences, Princeton UniversityDepartment of Geosciences, Princeton UniversityNOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryNOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryThe Climate Service, an S&P Global companyNational Centre for Atmospheric Science and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, ReadingNOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryEnglehart Commodities Trading PartnersNOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, and Engility Inc.This study shows intensification rates of tropical cyclones around the world have significantly increased, and environmental conditions around storms are becoming more favorable. Human-caused climate change is contributing to both trends.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34321-6 |
| spellingShingle | Kieran Bhatia Alexander Baker Wenchang Yang Gabriel Vecchi Thomas Knutson Hiroyuki Murakami James Kossin Kevin Hodges Keith Dixon Benjamin Bronselaer Carolyn Whitlock A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification Nature Communications |
| title | A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| title_full | A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| title_fullStr | A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| title_full_unstemmed | A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| title_short | A potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| title_sort | potential explanation for the global increase in tropical cyclone rapid intensification |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34321-6 |
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